Narrow advantage for T-Paw in 2010

Beltway pundit Stu Rothenberg has released his latest assessment of 2010 gubernatorial races. He gives a narrow advantage to the Minnesota GOP if Tim Pawlenty opts to run for a third term. But will Pawlenty risk a third run that could endanger his national ambitions while offering little upside? Arguably, the only reason he survived a bruising 2006 campaign was the implosion of the Mike Hatch-Judi Dutcher ticket in the final week of the contest. Pawlenty has sofar been mum on his plans.