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CNN poll: Pawlenty trails GOP rivals

By Paul Demko | 10.28.09 | 10:07 am

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is the top choice of roughly one third of Republicans for the presidential nomination in 2012, according to a new CNN poll. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was the second most popular choice, with…

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…

Pawlenty trails GOP rivals in Rasmussen poll

By Paul Demko | 10.16.09 | 12:03 pm

Pawlenty -- Farm FestFormer Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee was the top choice of 29 percent of Republican voters to be the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, according to a…

‘Freedom First’: A not-so-fresh name for Pawlenty’s new PAC

By Chris Steller | 09.24.09 | 1:32 pm

freedom firstsGov. Tim Pawlenty isn’t the first to use the phrase “Freedom First,” the name of his new political action committee (PAC).

Pawlenty will be on presidential ballot, says half of Minnesota in poll

By Chris Steller | 09.22.09 | 10:18 am

pawlenty-careeningMinnesotans know something that even the national conservative elite doesn’t: Tim Pawlenty will be the next Republican nominee for president. Or so half of those polled in the state told Rasmussen Reports.

Bachmann to speak at religious right conference

By Andy Birkey | 08.28.09 | 10:38 am

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The How to Take Back America conference, to be held in St. Louis Sept. 26, will tackle topics like “How to recognize living under Nazis & Communists” and “How to…

Pawlenty trails potential GOP presidential field

By Paul Demko | 08.19.09 | 12:42 pm

pawlentyGov. Tim Pawlenty is certainly trying to gin up support for a 2012 presidential bid. Since announcing that he would not seek a third term, the lame-duck governor has been crisscrossing…

Poll: Straight-arrow Pawlenty still flying under 2012 radar among GOP voters

By Chris Steller | 07.16.09 | 10:51 am

pawlentyskyTim Pawlenty travels the country, speaking to whoever will invite him about the GOP’s future and other topics. He’s refrained from announcing any extramarital affairs or his impending resignation. But the Minnesota governor’s support as a…

New 2012 poll shows Pawlenty lagging in awareness among Republicans

By Paul Schmelzer | 07.08.09 | 12:59 pm

pawlentyWhile hardly an accurate indicator of how Tim Pawlenty might do as the GOP’s 2012 presidential candidate, a new Rasmussen poll does have one takeaway for Minnesota’s governor: he’s got a long way to go to raise…