Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
Tim Pawlenty (R) is fundraising toward a now-likely campaign for Minnesota governor, Minnesota Public Radio reports.
“Pawlenty has yet to announce a formal campaign for the office, which won’t have an incumbent on November’s ballot. But all signs point to a campaign, including his decision to leave a high-paid Washington D.C. job lobbying for financial services companies.”
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) is actively considering a political comeback, Minnesota Public Radio reports.
“Pawlenty is weighing a campaign for his old job and is convening a group of Republican donors and political movers this month as he seeks advice about entering a governor’s race without a clear favorite.”
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) “slurred his words and fainted briefly near the end of a 45-minute State of the State speech Monday night at the Capitol,” the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
“Several people nearby, including Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, caught him as he lurched forward, struck his forehead on the lectern and then sank toward the floor in the House chambers in St. Paul.”
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