Pawlenty Won't Seek Third Term

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Updated Apr. 25, 2017 2:56PM EDT / Published Jun. 02, 2009 8:16AM EDT

One-senator state Minnesota will have to find a new governor in 2010: Tim Pawlenty has announced that he will not seek a third term, leading many to speculate that he is paving the way for a 2012 presidential run. According to Ben Smith, “The move also frees him from the strictures of tough Minnesota campaign finance laws, which made presidential fundraising tough.” That’s bad news for Al Franken: Keeping Franken out of the Senate may frustrate Minnesotans, but probably plays well with the national Republican base.

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Pawlenty Won't Seek Third Term