Minnesota's Presidential Hopefuls: Tim Pawlenty Michele Bachmann

Tim Pawlenty

  • Bachmann, Pawlenty debate conservative credentials
    The campaigns of Republican presidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty resumed their war of words Sunday, arguing via press release over which candidate has the stronger conservative credentials.July 24, 2011
  • As Pawlenty touts his budget record, critics point to failed one-time fixes
    The ex-governor recently touted his fiscal actions during the 2005 state government shutdown and in following years, but the tactics he used are a big reason why the state is in its current budget deficit.July 13, 2011
  • Pawlenty blasts Bachmann's 'nonexistent' record
    Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty says 2012 rival Michele Bachmann has a "nonexistent" record of accomplishment during her three terms in Congress.July 10, 2011
  • Low on cash and down in polls, Pawlenty bets big in Iowa
    The Iowa Republican Party's Aug. 13 straw poll has become former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's sole focus, six months before the state's leadoff presidential caucuses, and for good reason. The popularity contest is often either a launch pad or a cemetery for the campaigns of many White House hopefuls.July 8, 2011
  • Pawlenty asks Iowans to examine his record
    The former Minnesota governor said some candidates give good speeches but lack the record of governing that is necessary to take on President Barack Obama.July 7, 2011
  • Iowa Democrats confident of Obama's re-election chances
    Republican presidential hopefuls have been criss-crossing Iowa lately, campaigning against President Barack Obama and what they call his failed economic policy. The message has been well received by Iowa Republicans. But Democrats in the state have a different view of the rhetoric in their own backyard.July 6, 2011
  • Pawlenty on Meet the Press on Sunday
    Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to be on NBC's Meet the Press this Sunday. The Republican candidate for president is the latest presidential hopeful to appear on the Sunday morning show.July 5, 2011
  • Romney, Bachmann watch for Iowa path as campaigns heat up
    The accelerating GOP presidential campaigns in Iowa probably will define front-runner Mitt Romney's chief challengers over the next six weeks and could force the former Massachusetts governor to reconsider his decision to mount only modest efforts in this early voting state.July 2, 2011
  • GOP candidate Pawlenty raises $4.2M
    A campaign aide to Tim Pawlenty says the Republican presidential hopeful raised $4.2 million in the fundraising period that ended Thursday.July 1, 2011
  • Pawlenty criticizes Obama, GOP on foreign policy
    The former governor and current GOP presidential candidate waded into foreign policy today, warning Republicans not to "shrink from the challenges of American leadership in the world."June 28, 2011
  • Pawlenty, Bachmann court conservatives at blogger convention
    Minnesota's two presidential candidates spoke Saturday at the national RightOnline convention in Minneapolis, with both former Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann calling for deep cuts in government spending. Pawlenty, who spoke Saturday afternoon, touted his tax cutting credentials as Minnesota governor.June 18, 2011
  • How Bachmann and Pawlenty performed in the GOP debate
    Minnesota Republicans Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty got varied reviews of their performance in Monday night's GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire. Eric Ostermeier, a research associate at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and write of the Smart Politics blog, shares his opinions on the debate in a conversation with MPR's Tom Crann.June 14, 2011
  • The first New Hampshire GOP presidential debate
    Seven GOP presidential candidates, including Minnesota U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, participated in a debate Monday evening in New Hampshire, which hosts the first in the nation primary election. Hear the entire two-hour debate at St. Anselm College, hosted by CNN's John King.Midday, June 14, 2011
  • Pawlenty denies he pulled punches on health care
    Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty is denying he softened his criticism of former Gov. Mitt Romney's health care policies in a nationally broadcast debate.June 14, 2011
  • At NH debate, Bachmann and Pawlenty compete for spotlight
    Minnesota's two Republican presidential candidates spent more time criticizing President Obama during a GOP debate Monday night than they did going after their rivals for their party's nomination. Michele Bachmann captured some of the limelight when she formally announced her intention to run for the White House.June 14, 2011

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