[campaignPete R-CT]

my unofficial inside information is that the GOP big-shots are not big into MITT and are trying Pawlenty as their preferred candidate ... with a big push in IA and NH.

That really isn't news, but it seems to be here. So whenever the STOP-MITT campaign is mentioned ... one must question whether Pawlenty would warrant the same revulsion.

[Crichton]

So whenever the STOP-MITT campaign is mentioned ... one must question whether Pawlenty would warrant the same revulsion.

Pawlenty is okay ... mixes conservative with pragmatic / populist.

He's not someone who should be ruled out, but ideally we'd find someone better.

I'd give him a 7 out of 10, Huckabee 5, Romney 4.

[yongin]

Romney seems to want to hunker down in NH, MI, skip IA & SC, then make Super Tuesday his coronation.

Iowa would be a must win for either T-Paw or possibly Thune. Michelle Bachmann praised T-Paw as a brave leader at C-PAC. Future endorsement of T-Paw by Bachmann.