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Seriously, on Pawlenty and Sanford, you raise valid points. However-
Clinton was a one-term governor in 1992, and he won. Plus, he'll have another election before 2008. Pawlenty shouldn't have a tough time, I don't know if the MN Democratic party has a decent candidate to run against him at this time or not, but he's part of the recent rightward shift in Minnesota politics. Both guys are unique and interesting enough to be valid candidates.