Polinaut: February 28, 2009 Archive

Pawlenty's speech to CPAC

Posted at 9:31 AM on February 28, 2009 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)

Gov. Pawlenty's speech to CPAC was pretty standard fare for those who have been paying close attention to our governor. He urged the conservative movement to stay enthusiastic. He also said conservatives need to do a better job of getting people into the Republican Party and ripped the growing national deficit.

You can listen to the audio of his speech here:

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(h/t Townhall.com for providing live coverage).

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Pawlenty near bottom in CPAC Straw Poll

Posted at 4:04 PM on February 28, 2009 by Tom Scheck (4 Comments)

Gov. Pawlenty, who just spoke at CPAC this morning, was second to last in CPAC's annual straw poll. Pawlenty garnered two percent of the vote. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist was last with only one percent of those polled supporting him.

Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, won the poll. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was second. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Texas Congressman Ron Paul were tied for third.

You can find the results on CPAC's home page (sorry but the results are on a pop-up pdf).

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Barkley running campaign debt...

Posted at 6:03 PM on February 28, 2009 by Tom Scheck

Dean Barkley, a one-time U.S. Senator (appointed by former Gov. Jesse Ventura) and 2008 U.S. Senate candidate for the I-P, is running a campaign deficit. In an e-mail to supporters, Barkley said he would probably win the election if it were held today. He also said he understands if people don't want to give him money.

Here's the pitch:

Once again I would like to convey to you my appreciation for all of the work and financial help you gave to my U.S. Senate run. I think if the election were held again today, I would probably win based upon the re-count fatigue that has set in.

Unfortunately I have to do something that I did everything to avoid. I need to ask for your help covering some unanticipated costs that the campaign incurred at the end of the race. I know that asking for money to retire debt is that last thing that a candidate wants to do but I am asking you one last time to make a contribution to help with these costs. Whatever you can afford would be appreciated and I understand completely if you decline my ask for help. The economy is in the tank and the last thing you probably want to do is send a contribution...