Sarah Palin

At first glance, it’s not entirely clear what the point of the Bachmann-Palin 2012 website is: selling cheesy bumperstickers (emblazoned with the flag Bush/Cheney ‘08 used), promoting an unlikely far-right dream team, or mocking such a pairing.

Former 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 new national survey by Rasmussen Reports. Finishing a close second, with support from 24 percent of those polled, was former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Also drawing considerable support were former [...]

Two ventures that commodify U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann are demonstrating just how demanding the market can be in a down economy. The maker of a Bachmann action figure complains they’re not selling like hotcakes — or even like Sarah Palins. And the second issue of a Bachmann-themed comic book undergoes an intense review by a [...]

Tim Pawlenty’s much-vaunted trip to Iowa takes a funny turn:  Minnesota’s governor was the state GOP’s second choice — after Sarah Palin.

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

Minnesotans 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.

To paraphrase one of our governor’s favorite gags, the only thing rising faster than Tim Pawlenty on The Fix’s list of most influential Republicans is Chris Cillizza’s man-crush on Pawlenty. (Hey, it’s super-funny the way T-Paw tells it, about another Chris, MSNBC’s Matthews, and his fondness for Obama.) Pawlenty rockets up from the number 6 [...]

Tim Pawlenty got the national-star treatment in a long interview and companion story today at Politico, as good a venue as any for T-Paw to switch personae from Governor No to party sage. But it’s still jarring to see the shape-shifting take place in print, as his focus broadens beyond Minnesota’s borders:
POLITICO: Since [Sarah Palin] [...]

Gov. 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 the country speaking to the Republican faithful. On Monday evening he was on Fox News chatting with Greta Van Susteren. But while the Drudge [...]

“Panel tells DNR moose hunting should be allowed.” Other news media also cover a new report from Minnesota’s Moose Advisory Committee to the state Department of Natural Resources, but only the Star Tribune’s headline hinted at the potential gallows humor in a Palinesque death panel for Minnesota’s biggest mammals. The committee proposes a moose harvest (sorry, [...]