http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012 Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/tim-pawlenty-mitt-romney_n_1518788.html 2012-05-15T15:00:27Z 2012-05-15T15:01:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Yesterday, Politico reported that the Romney campaign had come to an important strategic decision that basically boiled down to, "Let's take all the r... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-vice-president">Tim Pawlenty Vice President</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-vp">Mitt Romney VP</a>, <a href="/tag/romney-vice-president">Romney Vice President</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012">2012</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/romney-vp">Romney VP</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-mitt-romney">Tim Pawlenty Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/veepstakes">Veepstakes</a>, <a href="/tag/incredibly-boring-white-guys">Incredibly Boring White Guys</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/michele-bachmann-tim-pawlenty-endorse-congress-minnesota_n_1300206.html 2012-02-24T16:47:37Z 2012-02-24T16:47:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In your "Where Are They Now: 2012 Also-Rans Edition" update of the day, we have two Minnesotans, Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann, falling into a cud... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-house-race">Michele Bachmann House Race</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty-endorses-bachmann">Pawlenty Endorses Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/2012">2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/29/tim-pawlenty-gq-gentlemans-quarterly_n_1119496.html 2011-11-29T18:37:30Z 2011-11-29T18:37:26Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ One-time presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty has been given a dubious honorific by GQ magazine -- they've named him to their list of 2011's "Least Influ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/maureen-dowd">Maureen Dowd</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-primary-debate">Gop Primary Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/presidential-debates">Presidential Debates</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/2012">2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-2012">Herman Cain 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry-2012">Rick Perry 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/media-criticism">Media Criticism</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty-least-influential">Pawlenty-Least-Influential</a>, <a href="/tag/debates">Debates</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-sexual-harassment">Herman Cain Sexual Harassment</a>, <a href="/tag/gq">Gq</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/29/tim-pawlenty-least-influential-person-gq_n_1118675.html 2011-11-29T11:50:58Z 2011-11-29T11:50:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ GQ named former Republican presidential candidate and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as the "least influential" person alive in its December 2011 ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gq-least-influential-people">Gq Least Influential People</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-least-influential">Tim Pawlenty Least Influential</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/marcus-bachmann">Marcus Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty-gq">Pawlenty Gq</a>, <a href="/tag/romney-pawlenty">Romney Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-gq">Tim Pawlenty Gq</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-least-influential-person">Tim Pawlenty Least Influential Person</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty">Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty-romney">Pawlenty Romney</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/michele-bachmann-campaign-fleece-jacket_n_1048649.html 2011-10-27T17:45:07Z 2011-10-27T17:51:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ With winter just around the corner, Michele Bachmann is doing everything in her power to help prospective voters brave the elements. <br /> <br /> The Minnesota... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-fleece-jacket">Michele Bachmann Fleece Jacket</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-primary-election-2012">Gop Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-hockey-jersey">Tim Pawlenty Hockey Jersey</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele-Bachmann-2012</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/30/the-2012-speculatron-september-30_n_989641.html 2011-09-30T17:33:00Z 2011-09-30T17:34:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ After three weeks of watching Rick Perry flail around in confusion and exhaustion, this was the week that something that had to finally give. <br /> <br /> It b... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections-2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/26/tim-pawlenty-fox-news-job_n_981428.html 2011-09-26T14:04:17Z 2011-09-26T14:05:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Just three weeks after dropping out of the 2012 presidential race, ex-Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty tried to score a job as a Fox News commentator, ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/fox-news-pawlenty">Fox News Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-roger-ailes">Tim Pawlenty Roger Ailes</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry-2012">Rick Perry 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/roger-ailes">Roger Ailes</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/fox-news-channel">Fox News Channel</a>, <a href="/tag/fox-news-2012">Fox News 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/the-2012-speculatron-week_n_978344.html 2011-09-23T15:53:06Z 2011-09-23T16:41:15Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Another week has come and gone in this seemingly interminable campaign season. We've notched debate number seven -- SEVEN, as in the David Fincher mov... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections-2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/16/2012-speculatron-september-16_n_966904.html 2011-09-16T17:04:59Z 2011-09-16T18:55:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ This week, America got to experience the fifth debate between the GOP candidates, to which America responded, "We've had four of these things already?... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections-2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/09/the-2012-speculatron-week_n_956195.html 2011-09-09T18:03:17Z 2011-09-09T18:00:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ This week, the 2012 campaign took a trip to Simi Valley, California, where the Reagan Library played host to another of the 382 debates that are sched... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections-2012</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert-2012">Stephen Colbert 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/07/tim-pawlenty-mitt-romney_n_951901.html 2011-09-07T09:56:00Z 2011-09-07T09:55:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Wednesday, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty (R) signaled he currently sees former Massachusetts... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-colbert-report">Tim Pawlenty Colbert Report</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert">Stephen Colbert</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/the-colbert-report">The Colbert Report</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-interview">Tim Pawlenty Interview</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty">Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty-colbert">Pawlenty Colbert</a>, <a href="/tag/colbert-report">Colbert Report</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty-interview">Pawlenty Interview</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/02/2012-speculatron-weekly-roundup-sept-2_n_947222.html 2011-09-02T19:19:00Z 2011-09-02T19:19:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ It's been less than three weeks since the Ames Straw Poll, and the narrative of this still-young campaign season is flush with Rick Perry triumphalism... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/26/2012-speculatron-weekly-roundup_n_938400.html 2011-08-26T17:05:07Z 2011-08-26T17:03:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ For many, many weeks, we've been told the same old story: no matter who joins the GOP field, no matter how many different varieties of candidate there... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/19/the-2012-speculatron-week_n_931575.html 2011-08-19T14:25:26Z 2011-08-19T18:12:16Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ We’ve been hard at this 2012 campaign game for months, but it wasn’t until this weekend that the race attracted a candidate who is “in love with... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/17/tim-pawlenty-senate-2012_n_929630.html 2011-08-17T16:02:00Z 2011-08-17T16:01:15Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ST. PAUL, Minn. &mdash; Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Wednesday definitively ruled out a 2012 campaign for the U.S. Senate after ending his Re... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/republican-presidential-candidate">Republican Presidential Candidate</a>, <a href="/tag/us-senate">U.S. Senate</a>, <a href="/tag/tony-sutton">Tony Sutton</a>, <a href="/tag/dan-severson">Dan Severson</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/us-senate">US Senate</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/amy-klobuchar">Amy Klobuchar</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/15/tim-pawlenty-quits_n_927232.html 2011-08-15T12:52:40Z 2011-08-15T12:49:59Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty started campaigning early. He took up residence in Iowa. He stumped in front of Tea Party faithful. He upped his investment in religiosity. His campaign produced action movie ads. And in the Ames Straw Poll, he finished third, which was actually ahead of the let's-finish-better-than-sixth-place expectations his campaign had set in advance. But in the end, none of it was enough. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-straw-poll">Tim Pawlenty Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-quits">Tim Pawlenty Quits</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/2012">2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/14/tim-pawlenty-quits_n_926405.html 2011-08-14T08:50:23Z 2011-08-14T08:54:59Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination on Sunday, hours after finishing a d... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-drops-out">Tim Pawlenty Drops Out</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-quits">Tim Pawlenty Quits</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-out">Tim Pawlenty Out</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty-quits">Pawlenty Quits</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/13/gop-presidential-primary-_n_926293.html 2011-08-13T18:34:18Z 2011-08-13T19:40:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ AMES, Iowa -- As far as the substance of politics goes -- the issues we will debate in 2012, as opposed to the horserace -- the money shot of this wee... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/republican-presidential-candidate">Republican Presidential Candidate</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa">Iowa</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-primary-2012">Gop Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-primary">Republican Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-primary-election-2012">Gop Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-presidential-primary">Republican Presidential Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/13/michele-bachmann-iowa-straw-poll-results_n_926273.html 2011-08-13T17:45:28Z 2011-08-13T18:44:43Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann emerged the winner in the widely-anticipated Ames Straw Poll in Iowa on Saturday. <br /> <br /> The conservat... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/thad-mccotter">Thad McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll-2011">Iowa Straw Poll 2011</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll-results">Ames Straw Poll Results</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thad-mccottter-2012">Thad Mccottter 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll-results">Iowa Straw Poll Results</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-2012">Herman Cain 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll-2011">Ames Straw Poll 2011</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/2011-iowa-straw-poll">2011 Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-caucus-2012">Iowa Caucus 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/13/mike-huckabee-tim-pawlenty_n_926283.html 2011-08-13T18:22:00Z 2011-08-13T18:22:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ AMES, IOWA -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee handicapped the Ames Straw Poll before the results were announced on Saturday. <br /> <br /> The Huffington Pos... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/huckabee">Huckabee</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/2011-election">2011 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-mike-huckabee">Tim Pawlenty Mike Huckabee</a>, <a href="/tag/mike-huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty">Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/2011-iowa-straw-poll">2011 Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty-2012">Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-for-president">Tim Pawlenty for President</a>, <a href="/tag/2011-ames-straw-poll">2011 Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/mike-huckabee-tim-pawlenty">Mike Huckabee Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/13/herman-cain-mike-huckabee_n_926199.html 2011-08-13T14:24:27Z 2011-08-13T15:43:25Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ AMES, IOWA - Herman Cain performed gospel music inside his Ames Straw poll tent on Saturday. <br /> <br /> "Let's see what my orchestra can do," Cain said, befo... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iowa">Iowa</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-2012">Herman Cain 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/mike-huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-caucuses">Iowa Caucuses</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-presidential-campaign">2012 Presidential Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-presidential-primary">Gop Presidential Primary</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/13/ames-straw-poll-2011-gop-_n_926147.html 2011-08-13T11:38:00Z 2011-08-13T11:38:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ AMES, Iowa &mdash; Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of popularity and organizational strength for the tea... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/thad-mccotter">Thad McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll-2011">Iowa Straw Poll 2011</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thad-mccottter-2012">Thad Mccottter 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-2012">Herman Cain 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll-2011">Ames Straw Poll 2011</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/2011-iowa-straw-poll">2011 Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-caucus-2012">Iowa Caucus 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/13/iowa-straw-poll-news-live_n_926122.html 2011-08-13T10:40:00Z 2011-08-13T10:40:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A test of conservative strength and a table-setter for next year's Iowa caucuses, the Ames Straw Poll is taking place in the Hawkeye State on Saturday... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/thad-mccotter">Thad McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll-2011">Iowa Straw Poll 2011</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thad-mccottter-2012">Thad Mccottter 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-2012">Herman Cain 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll-2011">Ames Straw Poll 2011</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/2011-iowa-straw-poll">2011 Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-caucus-2012">Iowa Caucus 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/12/the-2012-speculatron-week_n_925846.html 2011-08-12T18:15:00Z 2011-08-12T18:15:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Thus far, we have been watching the campaign season in its age of innocence. We've enjoyed watching these candidates edge slowly into the race. The fa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/12/iowa-straw-poll-candidates_n_925325.html 2011-08-12T10:40:00Z 2011-08-12T10:39:50Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ AMES, Iowa — While most of the attention heading into this weekend's Iowa straw poll is on Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty, lesser-known Republica... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-2012">Herman Cain 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-caucus-2012">Iowa Caucus 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>