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Tim Pawlenty drops out of the race Isaac Send a noteboard - 14/08/2011 07:20:58 PM

(08-14) 09:44 PDT ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) --

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination on Sunday, hours after finishing a disappointing third in the Iowa straw poll.

"I wish it would have been different. But obviously the pathway forward for me doesn't really exist so we are going to end the campaign," Pawlenty said on ABC's "This Week" from Iowa shortly after disclosing his plans in a private conference call with supporters.

The low-key Midwesterner and two-term governor had struggled to gain traction in a state he had said he must win and never caught fire nationally with a Republican electorate seemingly craving a charismatic, nonestablishment, rabble-rouser to go up against President Barack Obama.

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Not too big a surprise but a bit disappointing, Pawlenty was my first choice after Mitch Daniels of those who were in or seriously considering it. So I've got no prime candidate left, anyone care to sell me on one of the remainders?
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Tim Pawlenty drops out of the race Isaac - 14/08/2011 07:20:58 PM 1310 Views
Bummer, I liked him. *NM* Darth_Katie - 14/08/2011 07:23:42 PM 342 Views
Yeah, him and Cain are the only ones I actually liked to hear talk Isaac - 14/08/2011 07:38:08 PM 742 Views
Grumpy and just nuts enough to be entertaining, from what I've heard... Legolas - 14/08/2011 08:15:15 PM 830 Views
Probably better to say he's not polished Isaac - 14/08/2011 08:46:37 PM 723 Views
Herman Cain is more obsessed with sharia than Muslims Aisha - 14/08/2011 09:28:21 PM 758 Views
Yeah, as Aisha says, it's the Islam issue he sounded the craziest on... Legolas - 14/08/2011 11:16:20 PM 946 Views
Re: Yeah, as Aisha says, it's the Islam issue he sounded the craziest on... Isaac - 15/08/2011 12:02:22 AM 742 Views
well I don't think his posistion on Israel will play much of a factor one way or the other random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:07:55 AM 696 Views
I've never really gotten to know him... which kind of says enough. Legolas - 14/08/2011 07:35:40 PM 789 Views
That pretty much sums it up I think Isaac - 14/08/2011 07:44:12 PM 751 Views
Yep. Legolas - 14/08/2011 08:26:17 PM 817 Views
Re: That pretty much sums it up I think Macharius - 15/08/2011 01:56:45 PM 747 Views
Apparently Super Tuesday won't be quite as super this time. Joel - 14/08/2011 08:49:40 PM 793 Views
I think Michelle Bachman and Herman Cain are awesome. You should consider them *NM* Aisha - 14/08/2011 09:25:55 PM 377 Views
You're bordering on troll Isaac - 14/08/2011 11:37:37 PM 768 Views
Yes, Aisha is every bit as batsh!t as Bachmann or Palin..... trzaska2000 - 15/08/2011 04:36:05 AM 734 Views
I agree. Grow up a bit Aisha. *NM* everynametaken - 15/08/2011 07:39:49 AM 331 Views
About fucking time. Now if we could just get Santorum to drop, too. Tom - 14/08/2011 09:28:53 PM 780 Views
He'd indicated he would Isaac - 14/08/2011 11:47:03 PM 930 Views
Oh, I don't think Bachmann WILL be kingmaker, but that's her goal. Tom - 15/08/2011 02:39:51 PM 727 Views
bachman is gonna be the vice presidential nominee for either Perry or Romney Aisha - 15/08/2011 04:22:33 AM 753 Views
funny that I only see liberals making an issue of his religion *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 05:13:03 AM 354 Views
It's a clumsy attempt to poison the well Isaac - 15/08/2011 05:59:26 AM 683 Views
Re: It's a clumsy attempt to poison the well Aisha - 15/08/2011 07:13:01 AM 746 Views
Dems used to chase the evangelical vote, and the Church never should've permitted a political coup. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:22:53 AM 933 Views
For the record, I'm not trying to poison any wells. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:54:53 AM 773 Views
I think the deal with Huckabee nossy - 15/08/2011 07:21:08 PM 732 Views
Huckabee didn't hide his beliefs, but also made clear he wouldn't try to legislate them. Joel - 16/08/2011 12:58:48 PM 782 Views
yeah i guess it was s liberal Fox reporter/talking head/whatever the Eff they are called Aisha - 15/08/2011 07:07:07 AM 800 Views
I'm not sure why she had to apologize for saying that. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:56:39 AM 763 Views
because its not true? Mormons ARE Christians arent they? Aisha - 15/08/2011 04:52:32 PM 788 Views
Except their founder taught, and his church teaches, that man is his own savior. Joel - 15/08/2011 05:54:28 PM 784 Views
well ok then, i didnt know all that Aisha - 15/08/2011 06:58:22 PM 1240 Views
Precisely; every Mormon you ever meet will ALWAYS insist they're Christian. Joel - 16/08/2011 01:57:06 PM 869 Views
So nutcase liberals and one woman on Fox News and she had the decency to apologize *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:04:44 PM 369 Views
I find that highly unlikely. Tom - 15/08/2011 02:47:35 PM 842 Views
I agree with you. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/08/2011 03:08:35 PM 288 Views
I personally am considering voting for Romney , but I wouldnt underestimate Bachman and her power Aisha - 15/08/2011 04:58:19 PM 767 Views
I think it is ok to "underestimate" her. nossy - 15/08/2011 07:13:18 PM 707 Views
Also, it is very likely that Palin will not enter..... trzaska2000 - 14/08/2011 09:58:48 PM 778 Views
Your analysis of Perrys effect seems dead on to me. Joel - 15/08/2011 12:28:42 AM 787 Views
besides the fact that they both have west Texas accents what similarites? random thoughts - 15/08/2011 01:59:45 AM 753 Views
By the way, why did Kay B Hutch run against him in the primary election? trzaska2000 - 15/08/2011 03:43:52 AM 723 Views
Some did want to dump him, over the toll roads and mandatory HPV vaccines for school girls. Joel - 15/08/2011 03:58:38 AM 792 Views
you call losing by 15 points competing? *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 04:07:08 AM 321 Views
It was 12.9%, which is pretty good for a Dem in a very red state during a very red year. Joel - 15/08/2011 04:26:58 AM 776 Views
Isn't that almost the exact same numbers Obama lost by in Texas? random thoughts - 15/08/2011 05:02:57 AM 752 Views
Roughly; are you going to pretend that 2010 was as good a year for Dems as 2008? Joel - 15/08/2011 05:34:32 AM 724 Views
there was a perception that he was vulnerable random thoughts - 15/08/2011 04:48:41 AM 853 Views
He was vulnerable, he only won in 06 with 39 percent of the vote *NM* Roland00 - 15/08/2011 01:14:43 PM 344 Views
KBH ran a terrible campaign random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:14:48 PM 686 Views
I have to agree with the take that it's symptomatic of a larger problem. Joel - 14/08/2011 10:23:02 PM 780 Views
There's no "victory laurel" there. The Iowa straw poll is as irrelevant as lint in one's navel. Tom - 14/08/2011 11:13:36 PM 797 Views
Largely true; it matters to people like Bachmann who need credibility, but to few others. Joel - 15/08/2011 12:20:48 AM 886 Views
unnamed sources from left leaning news source? who could question that *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 01:25:07 AM 432 Views
Just because you don't like the quote doesn't make the person citing it "left leaning". Joel - 15/08/2011 02:00:15 AM 769 Views
It was a quote from Politico which is a left leaning news blog and the sources were unnamed random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:14:09 AM 744 Views
If you say so. Joel - 15/08/2011 03:53:08 AM 763 Views
so you are going to just ignore the fact that your entire argument is based on unnamed sources? random thoughts - 15/08/2011 05:12:01 AM 702 Views
I'm not surprised no Republican wants to go on the record with that. Joel - 15/08/2011 05:51:47 AM 676 Views
I'm kinda curious how this thread got controversial Isaac - 15/08/2011 06:26:15 AM 740 Views
Probably because I opined my impression that most of the viable GOP field looks pretty unimpressive. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:11:45 AM 1953 Views
I look at politics like I look at sports and call races on what I believe will happen random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:47:35 PM 757 Views
Normally I'd say that's the best approach, but in US politics all teams play for the same owner. Joel - 15/08/2011 04:04:43 PM 1190 Views
I am trying to keep it to just the facts and my opinion of the race random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:49:47 PM 635 Views
Re: I HAD HIM GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE ROSE BOWL! *NM* Gaps - 15/08/2011 02:08:25 AM 336 Views
Are we surprised by this? nossy - 15/08/2011 07:05:59 PM 724 Views
I really doubt you will like Perry random thoughts - 15/08/2011 07:10:45 PM 700 Views
One never knows. nossy - 15/08/2011 07:15:21 PM 785 Views
I think he is aiming for Vice Pres *NM* Nolan - 17/08/2011 06:44:59 PM 347 Views
Works good for signs: "We Want Plenty of Romney/Pawlenty" *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/08/2011 10:08:11 PM 339 Views
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