Ah, well, there goes my prediction of a Pawlenty-Cain ticket. Of course, ‘T-Paw’ could still surface as Veep on another GOP candidate’s 2012 Campaign of Doom Tour.
Pawlenty Drops Out of Presidential Race
From Peter Hamby, CNNAugust 14, 2011 12:53 p.m. EDTAmes, Iowa (CNN) — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty abandoned his bid for the GOP presidential nomination on Sunday after a disappointing finish in the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa.
“We needed a boost from Ames that didn’t happen,” Pawlenty told staff on a conference call Sunday morning, CNN learned.
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