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Pawlenty Cozies Up To Far Right, Solidifying Anti-LGBTQ Views

Headlines Anti-LGBT Group that Supports Extreme Views Tim Pawlenty made a troubling choice for one of his first appearances in Minnesota after his multimillion dollar lobbying career: the Minnesota Family Council. This group advocated “for laws that criminalize lesbian, gay, and bisexual Minnesotans” and disseminated widely debunked myths, such as the LGBTQ community being more…

Pawlenty Himself Admits Gubernatorial Bid Will Be “An Uphill Climb”

The Revelation Comes After Coleman Tells Tim, ‘Don’t Look Back’ Today, Governor Tim Pawlenty took the advice of his primary opponent, Jeff Johnson, and went back to Minnesota to acquaint himself with the state. While making the rounds at the state capital, he said out loud what everyone already knew, that “the race would be…

Minneapolis Column: Pawlenty’s Time In DC Spent “Pimping for Wall Street”

As Tim Pawlenty continues to mull over whether another gubernatorial bid is worth the effort, a new column from City Pages, a Twin Cities weekly newspaper, highlights all the challenges he might face. The whole thing is a doozy, and well-worth your time, but below are some highlights: 1. Pawlenty rewrote his official portrait plaque to hide his…

VIDEO: DGA Releases New Video Highlighting Pawlenty’s Failed Record As Governor

Today, the DGA released a new video titled “Tim’s Mess,” highlighting the mess Tim Pawlenty made of Minnesota during his tenure as governor. Whether it was on health care, the budget, or jobs, Tim Pawlenty failed to live up to his promises and left Minnesota broke and worse off. The facts speak for themselves. Under…

On Day 1 of Exploratory Campaign, Pawlenty Admits He’s A Washingtonian Now

Governor-Turned-Lobbyist Brags on National TV About ‘My Job In Washington” After spending 6 years making millions of dollars to lobby on behalf of Wall Street, Tim Pawlenty has made himself at home in the nation’s Capital. On day 1 of his exploratory campaign for governor, Pawlenty went on Fox Business yesterday to tout his “decision to leave my…

Pawlenty Made Millions Lobbying For Wall Street While Minnesotans Tried To Recover From The Recession

Does He Really Think Minnesotans Are This Gullible? Tim Pawlenty has spent the last 6 years making millions of dollars shilling for Wall Street so they could get sweetheart deals after the recession. In fact, he was the CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable. He fought to roll back regulations to prevent another financial meltdown,…

RACE UPDATE: Elections Analyst Moves MN-GOV to Lean Dem

Dem Bench is ‘Quite Strong’, GOP Recruiting Problem Persists Today, elections analysts at the University of Virginia’s Sabato’s Crystal Ball changed their rating in Minnesota’s governor’s race from “Toss-up” to “Leans Democratic.” The combination of a strong slate of candidates, the state’s natural Democratic tilt, a set of popular Democratic officials currently elected statewide makes…

DGA Congratulates Governor Dayton on his Reelection

WASHINGTON, DC – Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, tonight issued the following statement on the reelection of Governor Mark Dayton: “On behalf of Democratic governors, I’d like to congratulate Governor Mark Dayton on his victory tonight. Because of his strong, decisive leadership, Governor Dayton turned a $6 billion deficit into a…

DGA Statement on the General Election for Governor of Minnesota

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, tonight issued the following statement regarding the upcoming general election for governor of Minnesota: “When Governor Dayton took office four years ago, Minnesota faced a jobs crisis and a $6 billion deficit. Because of his strong, decisive leadership, that deficit is now a surplus, there’s…

Gov. Mark Dayton's Response to President Obama's State of the Union Address

Saint Paul, Minnesota – Governor Dayton released the following statement this evening, following President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Tonight President Obama presented an excellent plan to expand our nation’s economy and strengthen the middle class. The addition of over 6 million jobs in America during the past 35 months shows he has put…

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