Pawlenty is a conservative, but Pawlenty is so BORING to listen to. How is VP Pawlenty supposed to succeed in his only VP debate with Biden’s style of speaking? Yawn. Besides, Minnesota may still vote in the majority for Obama, even with the RNC in St. Paul and even after putting Pawlenty on the Presidential ticket.
I've only heard about Pawlenty on FR or on Hugh Hewitt. I've never come across him on TV. If he is not already well known, or a quick-witted, fast-on-his-feet conservative (and I gather he is none of those), he seems to me to be potential Dan Quayle.