Former Governor Terry [...]
Former Governor Terry [...]
On the heels of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s debut as an Iowa headliner, The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza said the Republican has made some recent errors that need attention should he continue to take steps toward a 2012 presidential campaign.
Cillizza says nothing about Pawlenty’s performance as the featured speaker for [...]
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty was the featured speaker at the “Leadership for Iowa” event hosted by the Republican Party of Iowa. You can watch his speech here or below:
I was very impressed by Governor Pawlenty’s ability to connect with his audience. I appreciated [...]
Some miscellany I’m reading while rendering video. Always a fun job, so if you are looking for video from the “Leadership for Iowa” event that I was at last night… hopefully will have some video up tonight of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s speech (no promises), [...]
DES MOINES – Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty delivered a tough critique of the Obama administration and a Congress he said is dramatically off course in the keynote speech at an Iowa GOP fundraiser Saturday night.
As speculation builds that he will make a presidential bid in 2012, Pawlenty sought to [...]

Governor Tim Pawlenty did a great job of introducing himself to Iowa Republicans tonight. Pawlenty was more than comfortable in talking to Iowans tonight. His speech was full of humor, the serious issues that are facing our nation, and lots of references to the heartland. Below are [...]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty took aim at President Barack Obama in Iowa tonight, telling Republican activists in the leadoff caucus state the president’s handling of health care legislation had broken his bipartisan campaign message.
Headlining an Iowa Republican Party fundraiser in Des Moines, the governor mentioned as a 2012 presidential prospect [...]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty tonight derided Democrat-led efforts to reform health care and touted his own ability to rein in spending as he addressed Iowa Republicans at a major fundraiser.
Pawlenty poked fun at his state’s liberal streak, electing Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale and Al Franken. But he has worked with [...]
Iowa Republicans are holding their Leadership For Iowa event this evening, which will feature Tim Pawlenty, governor of Minnesota, and all of the remaining candidates for Iowa governor.
New for me tonight is the Press Pass. Even though I would have planned to attend anyhow, I was invited to be part [...]
Watch the live feed of the event by clicking here.
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is the featured speaker for tonight’s Republican Party of Iowa fall fundraiser. Pawlenty will share the stage with six Republican gubernatorial hopefuls, including former governor Terry Branstad, who will share the stage [...]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to present the image of a common-sense conservative who can win in Democrat territory when he introduces himself today to a key political focus group, a hall full of Iowa Republican Party activists.
The Republican, who is eyeing a 2012 presidential bid, says a profile like [...]
DES MOINES – Days before coming to Iowa to headline a Republican Party fundraiser, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty was noncommittal about whether he would run for president but didn’t shut the door to a campaign.
In recent weeks, Pawlenty has launched the Freedom First PAC, fueling speculation that he is [...]

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be in Iowa Saturday to speak at a Republican fundraiser and took a few minutes to speak with reporters via phone.
Pawlenty is the vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association. He also recently formed the “Freedom First” [...]
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty participated in a conference call with Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn this morning. Governor Pawlenty serves as vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association and talked about the Republican victories in New Jersey and Virginia last night.
Pawlenty, who many believe is preparing for [...]
With Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty coming to Des Moines next weekend, coupled with the strange dust up over Sarah Palin’s speaking fee for a speech she never intended to give, 2012 prognosticators have had plenty to keep them busy.
Now, throw former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee into the mix.
I haven’t forgotten about the NY 23 Congressional Race. If you didn’t believe the previous two polls, perhaps you’ll believe the latest poll taken after Sarah Palin’s endorsement, Governor Tim Pawlenty’s endorsement and national media attention:
A DailyKos/Research 2000 poll confirms that Dede [...]
For you Iowa Republicans unable to manage to get to Tim Pawlenty’s Nov. 7 debut, thank C-SPAN.
The Minnesota Gov.’s appearance at the Republican Party of Iowa’s annual fall fundraiser
is going to be carried on the public affairs cable network.
Pawlenty’s formation of a national political pac, his decision not to [...]
There has been a lot of chatter recently about which potential Republican presidential candidates might be wise to skip the 2012 Iowa Caucuses.
Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic has argued that Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty should skip Iowa because he will not pass all of the litmus tests imposed by [...]
The Minnesota Independent has a take on Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s credentials with Iowa’s socially conservative Republicans, keying off Marc Ambinder’s post Monday about the relevance of the Iowa caucuses in the 2012 cycle.
Ambinder, who suggests in his piece that Pawlenty might not be the best fit for Iowa’s [...]