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Tom Scheck

DFL mocks Pawlenty’s travel

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On the same day the Iowa GOP announced that Gov. Pawlenty will visit Iowa, the DFL Party welcomed him to Minnesota. Here's the release:

Pawlenty to Visit Minnesota

Taking a break from his fundraising-and-campaigning circuit, Pawlenty spares a few moments for his constituents

St. Paul (October 7, 2009) -- The DFL Party released this statement from Chair Brian Melendez on Governor Pawlenty's visit in Minnesota this afternoon:

"Governor Pawlenty will make an appearance in Minnesota today, taking a break from his hectic schedule of traveling the country with his campaign team of Bush advisors. Spending most of his time on the road these days, Governor Pawlenty's more-of-the-same mentality and personal ambitions have made him little more than a suave hit man pandering to right-wing extremists. The governor refuses to engage on the issues even when he does occasionally visit Minnesota, and he has left Minnesotans to deal with the historic budget deficit that he is dumping on the next governor. But his brief appearance today raises an interesting question: When the governor is away, who is minding the shop?"

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