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Tom Scheck

Pawlenty’s indecision causes him to slide

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Gov. Pawlenty is sliding on The Fix's 10 Republicans to Watch. Pawlenty has fallen two spots on the line. Here's the synopsis:

9. Tim Pawlenty: T-Paw, the governor of Minnesota, needs to decide sooner rather than later whether he is going to seek a third term or whether he will retire in 2010 to focus full time on running for president. (We argued in a recent post that the latter option makes far more sense.) Why? Because running for reelection in a Democratic-leaning state and running for the Republican presidential nomination are two very different things with different issue sets and focuses. Until Pawlenty decides, he will rise no higher on our Line. (Previous ranking: 7)