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Pawlenty quits as Romney campaign co-chair
Yahoo! News ^ | 9-20-2012 | Olivier Knox

Posted on 09/20/2012 7:45:15 AM PDT by Vaquero

Tim Pawlenty quit as co-chair of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign on Thursday to become one of Wall Street's top lobbyists in Washington. Pawlenty, a former governor of Minnesota, will lead the Financial Services Roundtable.

The move came with Romney's campaign struggling to find its stride with just seven weeks left before Election Day. Polls show the former Massachusetts governor running neck and neck with President Barack Obama in a contest both sides predict will be very close

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anotheratthetrough; pawlenty; romney; romney2012; romneycochair; wallstreet
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To: Vaquero

I suppose it does kinda suck to be more conservative than your boss, when he’s running for President.


41 posted on 09/20/2012 8:32:10 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Conservatism is not a matter of convenience.)
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To: Vaquero

I’ll tell you how to read it.

A caller to Rush’s show yesterday called attention to the RINOs that were running Romney’s campaign, and Rush noted that they wouldn’t be there without Romney’s acceptance.

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I think Mitt was listening, and asked Pawlenty to step down.
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42 posted on 09/20/2012 8:35:56 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Orange1998

Who is running that has the American peoples interest first? Not Romney. He had his staffers start the first attacks on Sarah Palin in hopes that the GOP would lose and he would not have to wait 8 yrs to run again. He got his wish we got Obama. He either did not believe Obama was that bad for the Country or did not care. Romneys special interest is himself.


43 posted on 09/20/2012 8:42:31 AM PDT by brightright
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To: Vaquero

John Bolton would be awesome.


44 posted on 09/20/2012 8:44:45 AM PDT by listenhillary (Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
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To: henkster

Yeah. We saw how McCain made out.


45 posted on 09/20/2012 8:45:04 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: editor-surveyor

I heard that too....you’re correct.


46 posted on 09/20/2012 8:47:31 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Andrei Bulba
A co-chair's responsibility is to raise money. Job done.

A politician thrown out has to find a job and usually one that pays well. End of story.

If there is more to the story, (shaping policy for example) I hope it was that his milquetoast cautionary advice was at odds with Mitt's pending aggressiveness.

Romney is sounding quite conservative at heart, as I've been speculating for months. Now we need to see more of his deepest held conservative convictions on display on the campaign trail. Pawlenty couldn't help him there, IF that's the plan. It had better be. I'm still confident of a landslide,

47 posted on 09/20/2012 8:47:46 AM PDT by chiller (First check the poll's Dem/Rep/Ind sampling numbers, then re-think.)
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To: editor-surveyor
A caller to Rush’s show yesterday called attention to the RINOs that were running Romney’s campaign, and Rush noted that they wouldn’t be there without Romney’s acceptance. . I think Mitt was listening, and asked Pawlenty to step down.

Yup. I agree. And that 47% line probably brought in more donations and support from grassroots conservatives than anything else Mittens has done or said to date.

48 posted on 09/20/2012 8:49:23 AM PDT by old and tired
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To: old and tired
Yup. I agree. And that 47% line probably brought in more donations and support from grassroots conservatives than anything else Mittens has done or said to date.

Meant to add that seeing hearing that 47% percent bit was the first time I was actually enthused about voting for Romney. Before it, I was figuring on pulling the lever while holding my nose.

49 posted on 09/20/2012 8:51:57 AM PDT by old and tired
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To: jersey117

He needs to call in Newt and Trump.”

I would love to see him hire Newt to do a formalized weekly press briefing on his half. Would keep MSM busy doing a compare and contrast.


50 posted on 09/20/2012 9:08:02 AM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: Vaquero

Oh Pawlease... good riddance.


51 posted on 09/20/2012 9:09:57 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Imagine how bad these global protests would be, if Obama hadn't won us so many new friends.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Bam! I missed that one, thanks.


52 posted on 09/20/2012 9:10:32 AM PDT by corlorde (forWARD of the state)
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To: EGPWS
The move came with Romney's campaign struggling to find its stride

For Yahoo even to admit it is neck and neck after their daily Obamagsm (struggling) is moving FORWARD!

53 posted on 09/20/2012 9:11:01 AM PDT by frogjerk (OBAMA NOV 2012 = HORSEMEAT)
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To: ScottinVA
Damn, if Romney loses by THAT much, that truly says volumes about the mindset of this country.

It shows me that no matter how his corrupt "Two-Party Cartel" nominates their candidate they always have a the most liberal in the finals.

54 posted on 09/20/2012 9:11:44 AM PDT by Digger (A)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
“Wall Street types would not blow their money on a top Republican as a lobbyist if the smart money was expecting a Democrat to win”

Salient point.

55 posted on 09/20/2012 9:13:52 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (2008 + IN, NE1, NC, FL, VA, OH, IA = 272EV)
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To: Jonty30

Barrack/ Sounds like something you do while hanging on to the porcelain throne for dear life so you don’t fall off the edge of the earth.


56 posted on 09/20/2012 9:16:26 AM PDT by MestaMachine (obama kills and bo stinks)
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To: Vaquero
I was thinking Weasel alert.... and don't let the door hit you in the @ss on the way out.

The Romney team must not have a space for him to graze in the future administration....

57 posted on 09/20/2012 9:16:58 AM PDT by thingumbob (I'm a bitter clinger...I dare you to take my gun)
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To: Vaquero

Could it be that Mitt pulled a bait and switch on the GOP-e? Cozy up to them in the primaries and get the nomination, then after the convention go conservative on them.

Turnabout is fair play.


58 posted on 09/20/2012 9:19:23 AM PDT by Capt. Canuck
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To: a fool in paradise

I cannot WAIT to see that picture come 11/7 and again on 1/20/13. Just perfect.


59 posted on 09/20/2012 9:21:36 AM PDT by SueRae (See it? Hell, I can TASTE November from my house!)
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To: Capt. Canuck
Weasal Alert....

Tim Pawlenty has no place to graze in a future Romney Administration

60 posted on 09/20/2012 9:22:28 AM PDT by thingumbob (I'm a bitter clinger...I dare you to take my gun)
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