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Is Pawlenty conservative enough for Iowa?

By Paul Demko | 10.23.09 | 5:29 pm

Pawlenty -- Farm FestThe Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder recently suggested that Tim Pawlenty might want to consider skipping the Iowa caucuses in 2012 given the sway that…

Pawlenty’s Christian conservative ties should play well in Iowa

By Paul Demko | 10.20.09 | 5:21 pm

Should Gov. Tim Pawlenty skip the Iowa caucuses? Yes, it’s ridiculously early to be contemplating such questions about the 2012 presidential campaign. But The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder raises that question in a post today. He notes that only candidates…

Michele Bachmann, queen of the summer news quizzes

By Chris Steller | 09.08.09 | 10:08 am

Were U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann to give a school speech of her own — “What I Did During My Summer Vacation” — she could confidently state that she cemented a place for herself in the national news media’s consciousness. The…

Pawlenty discusses Obama, the budget mess and his political future

By Paul Demko | 01.22.09 | 9:36 am

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is keeping his name circulating in national political circles. While in Washington for the inauguration, he sat down for a discussion with The Atlantic‘s Marc Ambinder. The interview touched on the looming federal stimulus package,…

Ambinder: T-Paw’s tax-cut budget plan suggests national political ambitions

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.15.09 | 5:32 pm

Tim Pawlenty’s lead anecdote in today’s State of the State address featured a Minnesota governor who sought national office only to be sent home empty-handed. The tale wasn’t autobiographical (good thing, because the man, Gov. John Johnson,…

VP or not VP: Pawlenty’s wife has taken to calling him “45″

By Chris Steller | 04.25.08 | 9:46 am

Minnesota’s first couple jetted to D.C. to be feted at a fundraiser Wednesday, where VP talk bubbled over as freely as champagne and Gov. Tim Pawlenty picked up a trendy new nickname: “45″ — as…

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.…