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Subscribe to RSSCHEROKEE, IOWA -- Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty spent his day here asking GOP voters to consider electability in the run-up to next month's Ames straw poll and next year's Iowa caucuses.
"It's not much of a consolation prize for Iowa to have somebody who's right for that moment, who's exciting for the day but really can't be the nominee of the party, really can't beat Barack Obama," he said in Carroll.
In four campaign stops throughout the state today, the former Minnesota governor split his time between criticizing President Obama and highlighting the inexperience of his competitors in the GOP field.
"Any bobble head can stand up here and say the right words as a Republican candidate... The question is have you done it," he said in Jefferson.
For most of today, Pawlenty shied away from naming names. He mentioned fellow Minnesotan and presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann and just once, saying: "What I've tried to say generically is, whether it's Congresswoman Bachmann or anyone else, and there's been a little back-and-forth with her and me, is that I think it's just basic common sense...to put somebody in the office who's had executive experience."
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"Any bobble head can stand up here and say the right words as a Republican candidate..."
That's not going to come back to haunt him, nope no way...
Dangerfield, the visuals on his statement will be fabulous!!!! Can't wait for the first ad. but Pawlenty has to score above single digits in the Iowa straw poll.
Pawlenty has two choices.
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After all, Scott Walker is trying to claim all jobs created during the first few months of HIS administration ... so fair is fair.
But where did all those jobs come from in California?
So says the biggest 'boob' of the bunch!
This guy is about as invigorating as watching grass grow!
Tim Pawlenty's slogan: I'm not exciting!! There's a winner!
I'll take Pawlenty in a heartbeat over the incompetent failure we have now ...we need a change, the Obama economy is a disaster
TPaw talking electability?? Is he kidding? He barely won his primary for Governor. And BOTH times he was elected without a majority (both were three-way races). In his second race, he won by ONE point. I don't see him surviving past N Hampshire.
Note to Gregor: "The Obama Economy?" Really?? So the economic meltdown the year before his election was his fault?? Neat trick.
So he can call his GOP rivals "bobble head" behind their back, but when he comes face to face with them @ debates, he backs-track?!!!..............ok then tough guy!