Posted on 07/28/2008 10:17:46 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
Take this for what it's worth--and it may not be much--but a source well-connected in Minnesota politics (and in a position to know) is pretty sure Tim Pawlenty has pulled out of one or two events scheduled there for tomorrow. Assuming that's right, I guess it could mean any number of things: 1.) There was some random, non-veepstakes-related conflict that forced the change of schedule. 2.) McCain or his vetters intend to meet with Pawlenty tomorrow, possibly somewhere outside Minnesota. 3.) McCain intends to announce his veep pick tomorrow and has asked several short-listers to clear their schedules. 4.) McCain intends to announce Pawlenty as his running mate tomorrow.
I e-mailed a Pawlenty spokesperson about this last night and haven't received a response.
I'd put 4.) as least likely, but it would obviously be consistent with the schedule change. Also, Marc Ambinder passed along some speculation Friday night that McCain would be announcing his veep pick tomorrow, so keep that in mind.
“No one know what McCain is going to do. Not even McCain.”
Hilarious!!!
Unfortunately, maybe a bit too true to be humorous...
Well we don't know that this is true but I agree with you on timing. I heard many weeks ago that the plan was to announce about three days after the DNC convention in order to blunt the force of Obama's post-convention bump. To me that strategy makes a lot more sense.
The local MSP news says he just got a conventional haircut.
The plot thickens.
heh-heh-heh
FRED! FRED!
Instant cred!
Let him be VP instead!
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