Overview for tim-pawlenty

The Real Pawlenty Never Campaigned

img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-101381" title="Tim Pawlenty looking sad" src="/files/wxrimport/2011-08/tim-pawlenty-looking-sad.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="300" />

Read more

Written by Jason Reese on Monday August 15, 2011

Who Do I Support with Pawlenty Gone?

I have been supporting Tim Pawlenty for president this go round.  Now it appears I have to find a new candidate . My reasons for supporting him were that he was from a Democrat leading Midwestern state and had run a generally conservative administration. He seemed like a serious man with a nice …

Read more

Written by John Vecchione on Monday August 15, 2011

The Straw Poll Scam

Why doesn't the national Republican Party discourage the presidential hopefuls from participating in the Ames Straw Poll? While the benefits of this event to the Iowa GOP are perfectly clear, I don't see any benefits to the party as a whole, and there may even be some harm. The straw poll has …

Read more

Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Sunday August 14, 2011

Pawlenty Can't Afford His Foreign Policy

There are a lot of problems with Pawlenty's plan to fund more overseas military missions while also cutting government spending. GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty recently called for $2 trillion in tax cuts for individuals and businesses in the next decade, as well as two to three …

Read more

Written by Nicole Glass on Saturday July 2, 2011

Will Pawlenty Be Pressed On Economic Plan?

Questions are being asked about the realism of Pawlenty's economic plan: massive tax cuts he has said can produce five percent growth. The day after the New Hampshire Republican debate, Tim Pawlenty made the rounds of the morning talk shows to answer questions about his debate performance. Much …

Read more

Written by David Frum on Thursday June 16, 2011

T-Paw: Don't Ask Me About Pawlentycare

Romney is right to worry about his reform being linked to Obamacare, but he should not be bashful about his record on coverage and cost-control. Tim Pawlenty has been on the offensive about Mitt Romney's healthcare record.  But even as he derides "Obamneycare," Pawlenty continues to delay the …

Read more

Written by Fred Messner on Tuesday June 14, 2011

T-Paw Needs More Than Google to Cut Deficit

Tim Pawlenty’s “google test” is a pretty good idea. But it’s not likely to save lots of taxpayer money or significantly cut the size and scope of government. I like Tim Pawlenty’s economic plan a little better than David Frum . Although they aren’t revolutionary, I’m happy to cheer for most of …

Read more

Written by Eli Lehrer on Wednesday June 8, 2011

Pawlenty's Blue-Collar Blues

Pawlenty supporters cite his blue-collar origins as reason to hope he can reach more voters. After his economic speech Tuesday those hopes are unlikely to be realized. Tim Pawlenty supporters cite their man's blue-collar origins as reason to hope that he can reach voters unreachable by say Mitt …

Read more

Written by David Frum on Wednesday June 8, 2011

Pawlenty's Tax Cuts Won't Boost Jobs

Tim Pawlenty wants his economic policy to generate jobs, but lower taxes on upper-income earners might not do the trick. During the Q&A session of Pawlenty's economic policy speech Tuesday in Chicago, he was asked a simple question: why do we need even more tax cuts? The questioner noted that …

Read more

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday June 7, 2011

Does Pawlenty Have a Jobs Plan?

On Tuesday, Tim Pawlenty will unveil his economic policy. So far, he's focused on tackling the debt, but will his speech also have serious policies to spur job growth? On Tuesday, Tim Pawlenty will deliver his big economic policy speech in Chicago, promising a "specific plan for boosting the …

Read more

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Monday June 6, 2011

Romney's Climate Change Straight Talk

Tim Pawlenty was rightly praised for speaking out against ethanol subsidies. But why hasn't Romney received accolades for telling a more dangerous truth? When Tim Pawlenty called for a (gradual) end to ethanol subsidies, he won accolades as a "truth teller." Surely he deserved them, even if (as F …

Read more

Written by David Frum on Monday June 6, 2011

The Huntsman-Pawlenty RINO War

Two slick new ads attacking Jon Huntsman and Tim Pawlenty as reasonable moderates show just how divorced from reality today's GOP is. Two slick new ads are out attacking Jon Huntsman and Tim Pawlenty as reasonable moderates. As I point out in my latest column for The Week , these ads show just …

Read more

Written by David Frum on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Where Do GOP Candidates Stand on Ryan's Budget?

In the wake of the NY-26 special election results, which Republican presidential candidates will prove most vulnerable to the challenges that will come with running on the Paul Ryan budget proposal? In the wake of the NY-26 special election results, which Republican presidential candidates will …

Read more

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday May 25, 2011

Can Romney Win Without Fox News?

How Mitt Romney handles Fox News will tell a lot about whether he has the cunning and the toughness to be a successful president. Three take-aways from Gabriel Sherman's important piece on Fox News and the GOP in New York mag: 1) What Republicans have been producing since January 2009 is a …

Read more

Written by David Frum on Monday May 23, 2011

Will Pawlenty Defend His Health Care Record?

The GOP field hasn't pulled any punches when talking about Romney's health care record. But some of the other candidates have questions to answer as well. A question for Tim Pawlenty at the next Republican debate. "When you became governor in 2003, Minnesota had under 395,000 citizens without …

Read more

Written by David Frum on Thursday May 12, 2011

Primary Field Falls Flat with GOP Voters

A new poll shows that GOP primary voters aren't excited about their choices. But there's one thing they're certain of: which candidates they'll never back. A new Zogby poll makes two things very clear. First, Republicans are very unexcited about this field. Only one “candidate,” Gov. Chris …

Read more

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday May 11, 2011

Why is Pawlenty On Stage With These Crazy People?

As the GOP got ready for its first primary season debate in South Carolina, one question stuck out: Why was Tim Pawlenty even participating? Closing Thoughts: Credit goes to the Fox News anchors who moderated the debate. They did their research and managed to ask tough questions that …

Read more

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Thursday May 5, 2011

For GOP: Pawlenty vs. Romney is the Main Event

The GOP primary field is about to get crowded, but in the end the race will boil down to a battle between Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty. Bill Kristol posts that he now believes that Mitch Daniels, Mike Huckabee and Michelle Bachmann will indeed all declare. The National Journal simultaneousl…

Read more

Written by David Frum on Sunday May 1, 2011

How to Beat Trump

If the GOP really wants to finish off Trump, Republican candidates had better learn to speak to the anxieties of voters and offer real solutions to the economic crisis. This post by Ed Kilgore about Donald Trump seems to me very astute. The Republican establishment has perceived [Trump] as a …

Read more

Written by David Frum on Wednesday April 20, 2011

Romney: Not Cynical Enough?

Romney may be notorious for changing his stance on issues, yet lately he seems too eager to say what he believes rather than what will win political points. Is Mitt Romney's biggest problem that he’s just not cynical enough? It seems like a ridiculous conclusion since the man is notorious for …

Read more

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Thursday April 14, 2011