thinkprogress.org - 8/24/2008
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is on Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) vice presidential short list, criticized Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) yesterday for his selection of Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) as his running mate. Instead, Pawlenty said that Obama should have picked Gen. David Petraeus , who he considers “an outstanding leader and somebody who would better represent the mainstream of the ...
No Pawlenty?
corner.nationalreview.com 8/28/2008 — Pawlenty to Be at State Fair When McCain Announces Pick
By Shira Toeplitz Roll Call Staff August 28, 2008, 2:49 p.m.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, on the short list of possible GOP vice presidential picks, said he plans to be home at the state fair ...
Obama Camp on Pawlenty: Bring It On
blogs.abcnews.com 8/28/2008 — ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: The Obama campaign signaled a willingness on Thursday to go after Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., for the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse while saying that the populist argument it is building against John McCain ...
McCain's Vice President: Tim Pawlenty
redstate.com 8/29/2008 —
I'm confident enough to put this up now, but willing to be
wrong.
Right now though, every sign, signal, and background chatter
indicates John McCain will pick Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota's governor,
as his running mate.
Wolcott's Veep Take
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 8/29/2008 — Entertaining. The final two ?
Tim Pawlenty . Who, what? Didn't he just barely
squeak by in his last election in Minnesota? He seems to me the
Republican counterpart to Mark Warner, one of those talked-about
phenoms who light passes through at the ...
Pawlenty Won't Be In Dayton
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 8/29/2008 — Just now, he spoke to CBS affiliate WCCO in Minneapolis and said that he would be picking up his regular schedule today and that it would be safe to assume he wasn't the pick..... Developing... (nod to Jonathan Martin ) Minnesota
Gov. Tim ...
Well, it looks like I was wrong
redstate.com 8/29/2008 —
Does that leave it to Romney? All the signs last evening were
that it'd be Tim Pawlenty. The background chatter was Pawlenty. The
phone calls were on Pawlenty.
I guess everyone was wrong.
According to the paper this morning , Pawlenty will, ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 8/29/2008 — Report: McCain Veep Isn't Romney Or Pawlenty -- Who Is It???
John McCain is holding his big event at 12 p.m. ET today in Dayton, Ohio, where he will announce his running mate. MSNBC is reporting this morning that it won't be either Mitt Romney or ...
Palin or Pawlenty?
theanchoressonline.com 8/29/2008 — I know the scuttlebutt is that John McCain will be naming Tim Pawlenty as his veep running mate, today, but this is still pretty intriguing (via a commenter at Althouse):
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS: Did this Gulfstream private jet, going from ...
Pawlenty Out of the Running for McCain's Vice President
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 8/29/2008 — DAYTON - And then there were….How many?
Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota said in a radio interview on Friday morning that he planned to be at the Minnesota state fair on Friday, not here in Dayton with Senator John McCain.
When he was asked if that ...
Palin, Not Pawlenty?
powerlineblog.com 8/29/2008 — I've suspected for a while that Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty would be John McCain's choice for VP, but it's not...
Palin?
blogs.tnr.com 8/29/2008 — McCain's surprise choice would have made more sense had the reconciliation with Hillary Clinton--and, one presumes, many of the women holding out on Obama--not been so complete this past week. The short-term news impact will be buzzier than, say, a ...
Pawlenty: 'I Will Not Be in Dayton' —
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, show here with his wife Mary and Sen. John McCain, has been a part of the v.p. conversation since McCain became the presumptive nominee this spring. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster - AP) By Robert Barnes DAYTON--Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told a local radio station this ...
Charlie says: "Love that Good & Plenty" —
SteveAudio
Rumors are flying tonight that John McSame may pick Gov. Tim Good & Pawlenty (R-Bridge Collapse) for his Veep candidate. While not being as exciting as the candy, Pawlenty has this going for him: not a damn thing. Oh sure, he's white, married to a woman, white, young, white, male, not as ...
RedState.com: It's Pawlenty —
Rhymes With Right
Based upon what Erick Erickson is hearing from his inside sources. I'm confident enough to put this up now, but willing to be wrong. Right now though, every sign, signal, and background chatter indicates John McCain will pick Tim Pawlenty,...
My thoughts on Tim Pawlenty —
The Next Right
There are lots of things that you can say about Tim Pawlenty. My sense is that he represents the future of the Republican Party in many ways. This is, in many ways, the hypothesis of the Sams Club Republicans.
More broadly, we can see Tim Pawlenty as more of a populist than many of the first-tier Vice Presidential picks. In many ways, he is closer to Mike Huckabee than any of the rest of ...
Is it Quaylenty? —
The Moderate Voice
No, I don’t know yet who John McCain will pick for his Vice President. But buzz has picked up considerably today that he will select Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.
If you want the basic skinny on Pawlenty, see here . He is a very right-wing governor elected in 2002 with 44% of the vote and re-elected with 46.7% of the vote in 2006. A third party candidate allowed Pawlenty to squeak ...
Leak: McCain Picks Pawlenty —
The Jawa Report
Erick Erickson hears that it's Tim Pawlenty. How confident are they? They've got the siren up and spinning. Redstate:A source close to the campaign now confirms for me that it "more likely than not" is Pawlenty. He does, however, caution...
Has McCain Chosen Pawlenty? —
Drudge Retort
This AP lead makes it sound like John McCain has chosen Tim Pawlenty as his running mate but the wire service afraid to say so: "Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early today, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, abruptly canceled numerous public appearances."
10 Quick Thoughts on Tim Pawlenty as Veep Nominee —
RedState: Conservative News and Community
Everyone's saying it's him - let's assume everyone is right
Yawn.
Smallest upside. Smallest downside.
What a difference two years makes for Pawlenty. To go from winning
reelection in 2006 by 1% - aided by an embarrassing outburst
from his opponent five days before the election - to the Vice
Presidential nomination is a big jump.
That said, Pawlenty is a capable ...
The McCain Veep Pick —
RedState: Conservative News and Community
I've said for months it was going to be Tim Pawlenty. It is the
most obvious choice, though I think Eric Cantor would be the more
exciting pick. I am confident, based on conversations, that the top
three picks are Cantor, Pawlenty, and Romney.
Who do you think it is?
Who
Will It Be?
Eric
Cantor
Tim
Pawlenty
Mitt
Romney
...
Pawlenty for Vice President? —
PoliPundit.com
Rumors are swirling that McCain's pick to ride shotgun with him for the next 8 years is Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.
The speculation though is nothing more than Pawlenty leaving town and canceling public appearances. That is pretty much enough to get these rumors started.
Much like the Obama - Bayh ...
McCain VP Announcement Imminent, Pawlenty Cancels All Appearances —
JammieWearingFool
Looks like we won't be waiting around until 3 am to get this announcement. DENVER - Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early Thursday, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, abruptly canceled numerous public appearances.
The Arizona senator will appear with his No. 2 at an Ohio rally on Friday, aides said, though they provided no details on who
Possible vice president Tim Pawlenty clears his schedule, raises eyebrows —
Top of the Ticket
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty -- who has frequently been mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain -- abruptly canceled his afternoon interviews with reporters in Denver today.
Pawlenty, a loyal McCain surrogate, has spent the last several days in the Mile High City defending the Arizona senator against the Democratic attacks.
So the news that he's cleared his ...
A Pro Choice Veep For McCain? —
Hotline On Call Part Deux
DENVER, CO – Where in the world is Gov. Tim Pawlenty ?
With the MN governor in Denver today to continue his role as an offensive lineman for the Republican Party, reporters are bent on determing where he'll be tomorrow morning.
Pawlenty, a much talked-about vice presidential prospect, said that he is "scheduled to be and plans to be" doing a weekly scheduled radio show from the ...
John McCain Watch: Is it Romney? —
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
Matt Drudge has a poll up on his main page and Romney is beating second place Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison almost three to 1. Tim Pawlenty is in fourth place behind a dark horse candidate selection.
On Intrade , Mitt Romney is leading Tim Pawlenty 62.2 to 20.0 up 17 points. Tom Ridge is in third place.
So, will Mitt ...
Oops! Pawlenty Corrects Diane Sawyer's Factual Error —
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
If a media personality is to attack a political figure for lack of experience one would expect this person to get the facts correct. That is what Diane Sawyer failed to do on the August 28 edition of "Good Morning America." After guest Minnesota Governor and potential McCain running mate Tim Pawlenty noted Barack Obama’s lack of experience, Sawyer sought to level the playing field ...
Pawlenty hits Obama hard on morning TV —
Jonathan Martin's Blog
Appearing on FOX & Friends from Denver this morning, Tim Pawlenty went after the Obama campaign over its decision to stage the candidate's acceptance speech at Invesco field. Pawlenty:
It looks like they are getting ready for the emperor to arrive.
The facade is metaphor for production purposes, but there’s not much behind it. It’s the perfect metaphor for Barack ...
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