Posts by Jason Hancock
Pawlenty: It’s unclear how much humans contribute to climate change
Science is still unclear how much humans contribute to global climate change, but the consensus seems to be “it’s a modest amount,” former Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Friday in an Iowa radio interview. “I think climate change occurs, but the bulk of it is natural, historic trends in the climate,” he said. “There is some suggestion that humans have caused some of it, but the answer is not a government, top-down scheme.”
Pawlenty to form presidential exploratory committee
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty will announce the formation of a presidential exploratory committee this afternoon, the Republican said on a conference call Monday morning. The announcement will be aired live on Facebook at 2 p.m. CST.
Woolson: I’m not working for Pawlenty yet, but will support him
If Tim Pawlenty decides to run for president, Eric Woolson — the man who led Mike Huckabee‘s successful 2008 Iowa Caucus campaign — will support him. But Woolson said reports that he’s already been hired are false, since the former Minnesota governor has not officially entered the 2012 campaign.
Huckabee’s 2008 Iowa point man joins Team Pawlenty
The Washington Post reports Wednesday morning that veteran Iowa political strategist Eric Woolson has signed on to be part of former Gov. Tim Pawlenty‘s presidential campaign. Woolson led Mike Huckabee‘s campaign in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, pulling off a surprise victory and derailing the presidential hopes of then-frontrunner Mitt Romney.
Pawlenty to attend event hosted by Ralph Reed’s Iowa organization
Tim Pawlenty and two other potential 2012 presidential candidates, along with some of Iowa’s leading Republicans, will be in attendance for the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Spring Event on March 7. The former Minnesota governor, Rick Santorum and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza Herman Cain will attend the event, which is put on by the Iowa arm of Ralph Reed’s national organization.
Iowa’s Branstad refutes Washington Post claim he supports Pawlenty in 2012
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad took to Twitter Thursday morning to respond to a column by the Washington Post’s David Broder claiming the five-term Republican has already thrown his support behind former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty for president in the upcoming Iowa Caucuses.
Schedule set for T-Paw’s Iowa lecture tour with controversial conservative group
Former governor Tim Pawlenty will participate in a three-city Iowa lecture tour organized by a controversial conservative organization on Feb. 7. Pawlenty will deliver a “pro-family lecture” followed by a structured Q&A facilitated by Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The Family Leader, a group that that teaches “gay sex kills” and “homosexuality is not hardwired.”
Pawlenty reportedly meeting with The Family Leader next month
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who now says he’s “leaning towards” running to be the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee, will reportedly sit down next month with The Family Leader, a conservative organization that stirred controversy when it stated that homosexual activity is “more dangerous for individuals who engage in it than is smoking.”
Iowa ousts three Supreme Court justices, sets stage for push to overturn gay marriage
Now that Iowans have voted to oust three state Supreme Court justices, conservatives are beginning to wonder if they have the momentum to push to overturn the court’s 2009 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.
Huckabee dominates Iowa caucus poll; T-Paw barely registers
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who won the 2008 Iowa Caucuses, is still the leading choice in the Hawkeye State today among 2012 presidential hopefuls, according to a poll by The Iowa Republican blog. Presumed presidential hopeful, Gov. Tim…
