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Mitch Daniels’ exit couldn’t have come at a better time for Tim Pawlenty.
As the former Minnesota governor formally launches his campaign in Des Moines Monday, he finally has a clear shot at convincing the state’s caucus-goers — and ambivalent Republicans across the nation — that he is the one they’ve been waiting for.
As Republican voters, pundits, and power brokers alike fantasize about a perfect candidate, Pawlenty - a former two-term governor and conservative whose greatest strength may be his lack of glaring flaws - has been practically yelling that he is that candidate. He officially begins his long-awaited campaign at a town hall meeting as a new reality sinks in for the GOP: conservatives looking for an experienced, orthodox choice have no other obvious option.
Now, it seems, is Pawlenty’s moment.
“Clearly people are looking for a new face, and Governor Pawlenty is a new face who — like Governor Daniels — has a record of cutting deficits and managing a budget in a fiscally responsible way,” his communications director Alex Conant said Sunday. “Anyone who’s looking for a fresh face who wants to cut budgets will really like Governor Pawlenty.”
Read more: politico.com/news/stories/0511/55474.html#ixzz1NBEXfDb5
As the former Minnesota governor formally launches his campaign in Des Moines Monday, he finally has a clear shot at convincing the state’s caucus-goers — and ambivalent Republicans across the nation — that he is the one they’ve been waiting for.
As Republican voters, pundits, and power brokers alike fantasize about a perfect candidate, Pawlenty - a former two-term governor and conservative whose greatest strength may be his lack of glaring flaws - has been practically yelling that he is that candidate. He officially begins his long-awaited campaign at a town hall meeting as a new reality sinks in for the GOP: conservatives looking for an experienced, orthodox choice have no other obvious option.
Now, it seems, is Pawlenty’s moment.
“Clearly people are looking for a new face, and Governor Pawlenty is a new face who — like Governor Daniels — has a record of cutting deficits and managing a budget in a fiscally responsible way,” his communications director Alex Conant said Sunday. “Anyone who’s looking for a fresh face who wants to cut budgets will really like Governor Pawlenty.”
Read more: politico.com/news/stories/0511/55474.html#ixzz1NBEXfDb5