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Norm Coleman’s group runs attack ads against Crist in Florida

By Luke Johnson | 07.21.10 | 2:26 pm

The American Action Network, a Washington, D.C.-based 501 (c)(4) “social welfare organization” run by former Sen. Norm Coleman, is running a television ad in Tampa and the Florida panhandle targeting Gov. Charlie Crist for changing positions on various policies. The…

Romney: Pawlenty wrong to slam Massachusetts on health care

By Chris Steller | 12.07.09 | 12:00 pm

mittFormer Massachuetts Gov. Mitt Romney pushed back Sunday against Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s attacks on the Bay State’s health care system.

Crist or Rubio for Pawlenty?

By Paul Demko | 11.13.09 | 10:45 am

Pawlenty -- Farm FestGov. Tim Pawlenty’s 2012 presidential exploratory tour hits Florida today. There he could face a politically tricky question: Will he back Florida Gov. Charlie Crist or conservative darling Marco Rubio in next year’s U.S. Senate contest?

Pawlenty outpolls Charlie Crist (but no one else) at CPAC

By Paul Demko | 02.28.09 | 4:32 pm

2737477922_2b98284beeGov. Tim Pawlenty probably wishes he hadn’t been included in the presidential straw poll at the just-concluded Conservative Political Action Conference. Pawlenty was the top choice of just 2 percent…

Comrade Betty? McCollum in running for Club for Growth big-gov prize

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.30.09 | 6:57 pm

On Monday, supply-siders at the Club for Growth will reveal the first winner of the “Comrade of the Month” award, which highlights individuals who embody “the policies of big-government redistribution and restrictions on

VP or not VP: Pawlenty still tops the short list

By Paul Demko | 05.09.08 | 12:23 pm

Chris Cillizza’s latest analysis of the VP sweepstakes has Gov. Tim Pawlenty as the No. 1 contender. Here’s the Washington Post scribe’s take on T-Paw’s chances:

1.Tim Pawlenty: So Tpaw and McCain had something of

VP or not VP: T-Paw clearing calendar — for GOP ticket slot?

By Chris Steller | 04.11.08 | 9:05 am

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been John McCain’s vice presidential fave for a year now, according to The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder, who says nothing’s happened over that time (ahem, I-35W?) that might change McCain’s mind.…