Where is Mr. Nice Governor now?
“Governor Pawlenty, as the titular head of the Minnesota Republican Party and someone who has direct contact with the Republican National Committee, needs to repudiate his party’s fear-mongering and religious intolerance in Minnesota’s elections,” said Dave Foster, chair of Alliance for a Better Minnesota. “Otherwise, his previous comments on trying to broaden the appeal of the Republican Party are sheer hypocrisy. “The Republican National Committee, the Minnesota Republican Party and its associated organizations have already announced in the Washington Post that they will spend millions of dollars on television ads focused on ‘personal attacks and local controversies’ that will try to distract voters from their dismal record “As the state’s Republican leader, Pawlenty should publicly and emphatically denounce these tactics, and forbid these dirty tricks from being used in the state. Governor Pawlenty becomes candidate Pawlenty “Today’s debate is just another example of how this Govern