tim pawlenty
- Mitt Romney could serve the interests of democracy and his candidacy by allowing an open convention vote to select his running mate.
- The vice president must have the qualifications to take over on Day One
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- Presidential politics: Like "The Music Man," the GOP candidates are busy selling themselves to us — but this time, not in our living rooms
- I hate the unprecedented extent to which Fox News has involved itself in Republican politics, but the channel presented a first-class, rousing and illuminating debate among GOP candidates Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty Thursday night.
- Bill Press says that gaffes, rants and smaller-than-life candidates are making the Republican race fun for Democrats to watch
- America faces new problems, but Republican presidential candidates seem mired in the same old thinking.
- Los Angeles Times' Doyle McManus says ascendance of Romney, others shows how times have changed for religious minorities in politics
- Sarah Palin's tour of the East Coast may or may not mean she's running for president, but she is certainly making the point that vigorous competition will lead to a stronger GOP candidate in 2012.