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Tim Pawlenty stories: 44 news summaries

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 McCain 'Can't Promise' to Support Palin for Prez

Tells ABC his 'corpse is still warm,' and there are other 'great governors'

Dec 15, 08 3:11 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain can't guarantee that he would back his own vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin if she ran for president in 2012, he conceded in a surprisingly weak show of support on ABC's This Week. McCain praised Palin, but repeatedly ducked questions about backing her in a future... More »

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John McCain • Arizona • RNC • ABC • Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • Jon Huntsman • Mike Duncan • Sarah Palin • Patti Blagojevich • President-elect Obama

GOP Split on How Dire the Post-Election Straits Are

Older members see perfect ugly storm in '08 loss; youngsters see broader woes

Nov 17, 08 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Successive election disasters have the Republican Party split over its health, Politico reports. Older figures, like Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, say it’s been worse, and the GOP just needs to hold tighter to its core principles. But up-and-comers disagree. Says Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, “The Republican Party is... More »

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Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • Haley Barbour • Republican Governors Association • Election 2008

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Newt: Palin's 
 Not It in 2012 

Group of frontrunners will emerge, Former House Speaker predicts

Nov 16, 08 1:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Newt Gingrich predicts that Sarah Palin will not be the Republicans’ 2012 presidential nominee, the Hill reports. “I think that she is going to be a significant player,” the former speaker of the House told Face the Nation. “But she’s going to be one of 20... More »

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Newt Gingrich • General Motors • Jon Kyl • Tim Pawlenty • talk show • Carl Levin • Richard Shelby • auto industry • Carlos Gutierrez • Rick Wagoner • bailout • Sarah Palin • financial crisis • Election 2012 • President Obama

(AP) - Republican governors got their election post-mortem under way today, with leading light Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota warning that the party needs "more than a comb-over." Another rising governor, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, said voters now trust Democrats to control spending and cut taxes more than Republicans. "... More »

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GOP • Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • governor

2012 Campaign Gets Under Way

Huckabee, Jindal among possible GOP candidates hitting trail
in Iowa, elsewhere

Nov 10, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Likely candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are playing it cool, but their feet tell a different story, Jonathan Martin writes for Politico. Mike Huckabee, for example, says 2012 is “way too far away” to think about, but his book tour has lots of stops in Iowa and... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • Charlie Crist • Bobby Jindal • Republican presidential primaries • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

‘Kindred Spirit’ Palin Wowed McCain Right From Start

'Maverick’ was always top pick: Mac camp

Aug 31, 08 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was a strong contender to be John McCain's running mate all along, his campaign has revealed. Looking to diffuse speculation that Palin was a hasty, last-minute choice, aides told the Washington Post that she was high on McCain’s list since their first meeting in February.... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Tim Pawlenty • Cindy McCain • McCain 2008 • vice presidential sweepstakes • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

 Pawlenty, Romney Said Out; Odds Rise for Alaska's Palin

Rumor says Alaska gov. Palin is the one

Aug 29, 08 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been told he won’t be John McCain’s running mate, MSNBC reports. The governor told listeners to his radio show that “I'm not going to be” at the nominating rally planned for today in Ohio. “I plan to be at the state... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Tim Pawlenty • vice presidential sweepstakes • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

McCain Picks Running Mate, But He's Not Telling Yet

 Pair heads for debut rally Friday

Aug 27, 08 10:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has picked his running mate, but he's not telling just yet, Politico reports. McCain will reportedly inform his vice-presidential pick tomorrow, then unveil his choice to the nation on Friday. The two are then expected to campaign in battleground states this weekend, ahead of the GOP convention on... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rush Limbaugh • Mike Huckabee • Joe Lieberman • Tim Pawlenty • running mate

ANALYSIS

Biden Complicates
McCain's Veep Calculus

Dem's strengths expose key gaps in armor of Republican's rumored short-listers

Aug 27, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden presents a problem for John McCain, Jeanne Cummings notes on Politico. “McCain knows Biden well," says one Republican insider. "He knows how good he is as a knife fighter." Stacked up against Biden, all of the rumored GOP short-listers reveal potentially fatal flaws:  ... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Joe Lieberman • Tim Pawlenty • Election 2008 • vice presidential candidate

 Leno's McCain Jokes Hit Homes

McCain's quips aimed at diffusing age, wealth concerns

Aug 26, 08 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain yesterday made what has become a mandatory stop on the campaign trail: The Tonight Show. He used the appearance to defuse jokes about his age in advance of his 72d birthday this week and attempt to do some damage control over his recent confusion about how many homes... More »

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John McCain • Joe Biden • Jay Leno • Tim Pawlenty • Tonight Show

Ambition Carries Pawlenty to VP Short List

But critics say his eye on moving up has hurt his Minnesota reign

Aug 8, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty grew up in the blue-collar stockyards of south St. Paul, but through ambition and charm he’s climbed his way to the top office in Minnesota—and the top tier of John McCain’s VP short list. But critics say that ambition could prove his undoing, the More »

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John McCain • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • vice presidential sweepstakes

Pawlenty Prods GOP to Act
Like Obama

McCain's would-be VP touts Dem's 'hopeful, positive' message

Aug 6, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty, the Republican governor of Minnesota often mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain, urged GOP candidates to act more like Democrat Barack Obama. "Say what you will about Barack Obama," Pawlenty said today, "people gravitate when you have something positive to say. …... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican • GOP • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • GOPAC

VP Speculation About Pawlenty Mounts

Minn. gov in contention thanks to friendship with McCain

Jul 28, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty is at or near the top of John McCain’s VP dance card, thanks in large part to the Minnesota governor's friendship with the candidate, the Boston Globe reports. Unlike Mitt Romney, Pawlenty simply gets along well with McCain, who's well known for his insistence on loyalty. A... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • opinion polls

 VP Hopefuls Shift
 Positions, Hairdos 

Opinions change on abortion, gays, stylists

Jul 11, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Recipients of the VP vetting process are shifting their positions (and their stylists), Politico reports. Here are some examples:
  • Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ditched a less-than-leaderly mullet, opting instead for a short hairstyle.
  • Florida's Charlie Crist has spun 180 degrees into the offshore drilling camp, matching John
... More »

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell • abortion rights • hair • vice president • Tim Pawlenty • Charlie Crist • Sam Nunn • offshore oil • Tom Ridge • Mark Sanford

Pawlenty Struts His VP Stuff

Now mullet-free, Minn. governor has been all over cable news on McCain's behalf 

Jul 3, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty's got plenty on his resume to get him on John McCain’s VP radar. He’s the governor of a key battleground state, a smooth campaigner, and an active GOP player who’s been working hard for McCain. But here’s the proof Minnesota's governor really wants the... More »

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John McCain • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • McCain 2008 • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes

analysis

Minn. Gov. Vetos
Cuba Resolution
He Supported

Is Pawlenty suddenly backing embargo to boost VP odds?

Jun 11, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some Minnesota lawmakers are scratching their heads over their governor’s unusual veto of a resolution backing renewed trade relations with Cuba, but Matt Snyders writes in City Pages that Tim Pawlenty’s move may be a play to buddy up to John McCain. Pawlenty's been mentioned as a... More »

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John McCain • Minnesota • vice president • Tim Pawlenty • Cuban embargo

ANALYSIS

Bill Could Cripple Minn. Governor in Mac Veepstakes

Decision to veto measure could look bad on national stage for Pawlenty

May 28, 08 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A top Republican vice-presidential possible is in a fix, as his pending decision on state housing legislation could come back to hurt in the general election. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has a foreclosure-deferment bill sitting on his desk; he’s already voiced opposition to it, but vetoing it might make... More »

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John McCain • foreclosure • veto • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty

 Who Are They Eyeing for VP? 

Blogger runs down likely veep candidates for Obama and McCain

May 10, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Since McCain and Obama appear to have the nominations locked up,” it's time to start eyeing the veepstakes, Chris Cillizza writes in The Fix blog. Here are his top three for each presumptive nominee, GOP first:
  1. Tim Pawlenty: The Minnesota governor is a longtime McCain backer, and
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rob Portman • vice president • Tim Pawlenty • Ted Strickland • Kathleen Sebelius • vice presidential sweepstakes • Election 2008 • presidential election • John Thune

ANALYSIS

 Which Will Change 
 Color in November? 

Post's Cillizza pegs Iowa as most likely to flip

Mar 14, 08 7:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are bragging about which states they might flip. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza has a top-10 list, ranked in order (only New Hampshire and Minnesota appear headed red):
  1. Iowa: The Democrats get “HUGE” points for their diligence in primary season, while John
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Bill Richardson • Iowa • New Mexico • Tim Pawlenty • Election 2008

McCain VP
Talk Centers
on Minn. Gov

'Conservative, rock-n-roll' Pawlenty has been staunch ally

Feb 18, 08 9:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Maybe John McCain “has not spent one second thinking about a running mate,” as one adviser insists, but when he does, many observers expect his attention to turn to Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. “He’s a conservative, rock-n-roll Republican and is counterintuitive to the party stereotype,”... More »

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John McCain • conservative • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Republican nomination • McCain 2008 • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes • moderate

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