Tag Archives: Tim Pawlenty

Pawlenty Bites the Dust

Posted on August 14, 2011 by billmanzi

Tim Pawlenty, after a disappointing third place finish at the Ames straw poll, has decided to pull out of the Republican Presidential race. From Politico: “I wish it would have been different, but obviously the pathway forward for me doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The Republican Debate

Posted on August 12, 2011 by billmanzi

As anticipated the Republicans were a bit livelier in their big debate last night. And this morning the pundits are out in force, analyzing the debate performances. Red State gave an interesting view, with Erick Erickson not really giving any … Continue reading →

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Pawlenty Shoots for Survival in Ames

Posted on August 8, 2011 by billmanzi

The Ames Straw poll takes place this week, with a pre-straw poll debate hosted by Fox News on Thursday. With front-runner Mitt Romney taking a pass on Ames the straw poll has taken on great significance for Tim Pawlenty, who … Continue reading →

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Pawlenty Takes Aim

Posted on July 11, 2011 by billmanzi

Tim Pawlenty, with his campaign floundering at the 5% mark everywhere, took aim at the campaign that may run him out of this contest, Michelle Bachmann, by characterizing her Congressional record as “non-existent”. Bachmann responded by essentially ignoring the barb, … Continue reading →

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Pawlenty Channels His Inner Jimmy Carter

Posted on June 28, 2011 by billmanzi

Tim Pawlenty gave a major foreign policy speech at the Council on Foreign Relations today, talking in the broadest terms about support for democracy in the Middle East, criticizing the Obama Administration for not doing more to support the Arab … Continue reading →

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Pawlenty on the Economy

Posted on June 9, 2011 by billmanzi

Tim Pawlenty gave a major speech on the economy this month in which he made some major proposals on tax cuts, the deficit, and economic growth. Pawlenty had the speech critiqued by the Fact Checker over at the Washington Post, … Continue reading →

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T-Paw Steps In It

Posted on April 5, 2011 by billmanzi

The Republican response to President Obama’s re-election announcement has been somewhat predictable (maybe another post on that later) but Tim Pawlenty made a little news with the release of another slick video that manages to say just about nothing. He … Continue reading →

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