How will the soft-spoken, homespun persona that’s served Tim Pawlenty so well in Minnesota play on a national stage? Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo files a video report on John McCain’s golden boy with clips from Pawlenty’s cable news appearances on behalf of McCain.
Says Marshall: "We think, just from watching him now, he may be the most boring of the prospective vice-presidential candidates… He’s just so bland and kind of unexceptional–sort of like the vice-presidential equivalent of white noise."
TPMtv: "Tim Pawlenty VP Madness!" (7:32)
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Comment posted June 25, 2008 @ 4:35 pm
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RealClearPolitics Veep Watch
RCP Staff
June 20, 2008
Debating Pawlenty
After making the case for Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty yesterday, Chris Cillizza makes the case against him today - which boils down to the following:
1) he isn't well known nationally
2) he has a weak political organization (he couldn't even deliver the state for McCain on Feb 5th)
3) he doesn't appeal to a natural Republican constituency like Evangelicals (who favor Huckabee) or fiscal conservatives (who favor Romney)
Cillizza doesn't mention that Pawlenty survived in 2006 by the skin of his teeth, winning only 47% of the vote. He trailed in the polls just before election, and was saved from being a one and done Governor thanks to a meltdown by his DFL opponent Mike Hatch.
Regardless, it's debatable whether Minnesota will be within McCain's reach with or without Pawlenty on the ticket.
Comment posted June 25, 2008 @ 9:35 pm
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/veep_watch/
RealClearPolitics Veep Watch
RCP Staff
June 20, 2008
Debating Pawlenty
After making the case for Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty yesterday, Chris Cillizza makes the case against him today - which boils down to the following:
1) he isn’t well known nationally
2) he has a weak political organization (he couldn’t even deliver the state for McCain on Feb 5th)
3) he doesn’t appeal to a natural Republican constituency like Evangelicals (who favor Huckabee) or fiscal conservatives (who favor Romney)
Cillizza doesn’t mention that Pawlenty survived in 2006 by the skin of his teeth, winning only 47% of the vote. He trailed in the polls just before election, and was saved from being a one and done Governor thanks to a meltdown by his DFL opponent Mike Hatch.
Regardless, it’s debatable whether Minnesota will be within McCain’s reach with or without Pawlenty on the ticket.
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