Capitol View: August 29, 2008 Archive
It's not Pawlenty
Posted at 6:27 AM on August 29, 2008
by Tom Scheck
He said on WCCO that he will not be in Dayton. When asked if he is not McCain's running mate he said "that's a fair assumption."
"All I can say is that I'm not going to be there. You can draw your conclusions there..."
Pawlenty declined to to speculate on who McCain's running mate would be since McCain will make the announcement from Dayton at 11 Central.
GOP source: It's not Pawlenty
Posted at 7:44 AM on August 29, 2008
by Tom Scheck
A Republican source in Minnesota confirms Pawlenty is not McCain's running mate.
The Daily Digest: 8-29-08
Posted at 8:06 AM on August 29, 2008
by Tom Scheck
Filed under: Daily Digest
Greetings from lovely Dayton, Ohio. The Digest is here to cover John McCain's announcement of his running mate. Gov. Pawlenty says he will not be in Dayton and a GOP source in Minnesota says Pawlenty will not be McCain's running mate. Fox News also says it's not Mitt Romney. There are conflicting reports on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. One report says Palin is in Alaska. Another report says a private jet from Alaska arrived in Ohio last night leading to speculation that it's her.
The Dayton Daily News says McCain's campaign is still giving away tickets to the Dayton rally.
Pawlenty says he'll announce early next year if he'll run for another term as governor.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president. He said it's time to change Washington before tens of thousands.
Here's the full speech.
David Gergen calls the speech a political masterpiece.
The GOP says Obama is not ready.
2008 RNC
The RNC may be delayed because of Hurricane Gustav.
The GOP unveils the final podium.
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will play a big role in both conventions.
Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau votes against an anti-war billboard that would have been stationed below the Cathedral in St. Paul.
GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann missed most of the GOP platform meetings.
2008 Race for Senate
A group tied to GOP Sen. Norm Coleman's $600 a month Washington D.C. apartment starts running ads against DFLer Al Franken.
Franken outraised GOP Sen. Norm Coleman in the last cycle.
The Chamber of Commerce hits Democratic candidates with millions in ad buys.
2008 Race for Congress
GOP Rep. John Kline raised more dough than DFL challenger Steve Sarvi.
State Government
The I-35W bridge is nearing completion.
Vikings owner Zygi Wilf turns down overtures to move the team to L.A.
An audit says the DNR misspent $300k.
What do you think?
Posted at 5:42 PM on August 29, 2008
by Tom Scheck
I'm sitting in the Dayton Airport and can't upload the audio from the John McCain and Sarah Palin speeches. I'll get to it over the weekend.
In the meantime....
What do you think of the Palin pick? Is it a great pick? A bust? What's next for Pawlenty?
Discuss.
Why it wasn't Pawlenty...
Posted at 6:25 PM on August 29, 2008
by Tom Scheck
(3 Comments)
ABC News has a backgrounder on how McCain came to pick Palin. It offers this nugget on Pawlenty:
Pawlenty had been the youthful pick advisers believed would represent a fresh direction -- and one they could use to argue the Republican VP pick was more experienced than the Democratic presidential nominee. But Pawlenty's flaw -- what cost him the VP -- was that he would not have stirred things up. He was safe, and McCain was not inclined to take the safe route.The campaign secretly flew Palin into Dayton last night. She and McCain met privately for a couple of hours. McCain concluded she would "shake up the system" and was "a maverick," qualities he believed Lieberman would have brought to the ticket. But she also would appeal to conservatives -- which Lieberman most certainly would not have done.
After their meeting, McCain concluded he was comfortable with his choice. He notified Pawlenty this morning that he was going in a different direction.
Question of the Day: How much of this had to do with "Shaking up the ticket?" rather than going after the undecided or disgruntled Hillary Clinton voters and shoring up the Christian conservative base?
Pawlenty on Meet the Press
Posted at 6:30 PM on August 29, 2008
by Tom Scheck
Did you think your Tivo would get a rest? Pawlenty is scheduled to be on Meet the Press this weekend.
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