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    "You know I'm focused on the 2010 elections," Pawlenty told a group of political reporters as he left the Des Moines event, "I'm going to try to help in Minnesota and across the country to get more Republicans elected." In Iowa Pawlenty can project himself as a fresh political face, with a full set of conservative, evangelical credentials. Full Article at KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul
    I'm going to try to help in Minnesota and across the country to get more Republicans elected.
    SOURCE: KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul 4 weeks ago
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Pawlenty trip raises profile with Iowa Republicans
  1. He's very genuine, very honest ... And that goes along way with Iowa Republicans.
    – Chuck Larson SOURCE: KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul 4 weeks ago
  2. People were looking for a good message, clear leadership and good ideas ... And I think he had that. He hit a home run with this crowd.
    SOURCE: KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul 4 weeks ago
  3. Normally for this fall event we get 300 people, but tonight we've got 800 here ... So Governor Pawlenty is definitely a big draw.
    SOURCE: KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul 4 weeks ago
  4. We're humble, we're down to earth. And that's who he is. I think he'll be well received.
    – Chuck Larson SOURCE: KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul 4 weeks ago
  5. You're looking at a governor who won in the land of Hubert Humphrey, who won in the land of Walter Mondale ... A governor who won in the land of Senator Al Franken.
    SOURCE: KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul 4 weeks ago
  6. You know I'm focused on the 2010 elections
    Tim Pawlenty – Tim Pawlenty SOURCE: KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul 4 weeks ago
  7. I think he'll do very, very well because Minnesotans and Iowans are very much alike
    – Chuck Larson SOURCE: KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul 4 weeks ago
  8. This is just the way you get to know people in Iowa, and people get to know you ... I think that's the key to success in Iowa. If you spend enough time here people will believe you're the real deal.
    SOURCE: KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul 4 weeks ago
  9. Unemployment this week reached 10.2 percent, but you've got the Democratic controlled Congress is messing around with a miserable health care bill, a terrible cap-n-trade bill ... We should be focused like a laser on jobs, not acting like a manure spreader in a wind storm.
    SOURCE: KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul 4 weeks ago

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