Ellison likes politicians who aren't afraid to shoot straight about what they believe.

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We're pretty sure President Obama doesn't have to worry about who Rep. Keith Ellison will cast his ballot for this November, but that doesn't mean the first Muslim elected to Congress doesn't have opinions about GOP politics.

Over the weekend, Ellison, in all seriousness, said he "actually prefer[s]" Mitt Romney's ultimate VP choice, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, to another leading contender, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty.


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Is T-Paw's site being readied for a VP run?

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-- Pawlenty's Wikipedia page on lockdown following Colbert Report segment [VIDEO]
-- Tim Pawlenty: Obama is "All foam and no beer"
-- Tim Pawlenty's vice presidential stock spikes on Intrade

Tim Pawlenty's website is... coming soon?

Web browsers seeking the hottest T-Paw news from the official source reached a cryptic message yesterday. Rather than being greeted by the smiling mug of Minnesota's former governor, they received the following cryptic message: "Please come back later." Holy Mittens, could it be a sign of big announcements to come?


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Stephen Colbert is apparently T-Paw's biggest supporter. Who knew?

SEE ALSO: Tim Pawlenty: Obama is "All foam and no beer"

Believe it or not, Stephen Colbert wants to see Tim Pawlenty as Mitt Romney's running mate, and following the advice of Fox News, he did what he could to make that happen. But as a result, we're no longer able to edit T-Paw's Wikipedia page.

On last night's show, Colbert was riffing on a Fox News segment pointing out that the day before she was named John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin's Wikipedia page was edited 68 times. "That's impressive, considering that once she was on the ticket, she didn't edit herself once," Colbert quipped.

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Barring another Palin-esque surprise, Romney's VP choice looks like it'll be either T-Paw or Portman.

SEE ALSO: Tim Pawlenty undergoing "intensive review" as Romney's possible VP choice

Mitt Romney has reportedly already chosen a running mate, and political observers increasingly believe Tim Pawlenty may be his pick.

Yesterday, Pawlenty's vice presidential stock on Intrade, an Irish betting site that allows gamblers to bet on events, spiked 67 percent. At one point Monday, Intrade handicapped T-Paw with a 27 percent chance of making the ticket; as of early today, that had fallen to 22.6 percent.

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McCain jilted T-Paw in favor of Sarah Palin in 2008. He's reportedly again a VP finalist.

One of presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's advisers describes Tim Pawlenty as "an incredible warrior," prompting us to wonder whether the T-Paw Minnesotans know and are ambivalent about has been abducted by aliens and replaced with an imposter.

Whatever the case, Pawlenty, along with Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), is one of the leading candidates to be Romney's vice presidential choice, the Washington Post reports today.

In late April, Pawlenty went on the record and said he wasn't interested in the VP gig, but that didn't curb speculation about his candidacy.

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Mitt will make his first appearance in Minnesota this campaign season tomorrow.

​Attention, one percenters -- Mitt Romney will be in Eagan tomorrow.

The GOP presidential frontrunner will appear in the St. Paul suburb Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the headquarters of the Freightmasters trucking company.

If that isn't enough to get you excited, perhaps this will --  Romney will be appearing with none other than Minnnesota's favorite son, former governor and 2012 GOP presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty.

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The above video is most notable for John McCain's refusal to endorse Sarah Palin, his one time running mate. But it also isn't particularly flattering for Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who gets mentioned third on McCain's shortlist, behind John Hansman (who?) and Bobby Jindal (the GOP answer to Kenneth the Page).

Passed over for Sarah Palin, Governor Tim Pawlenty has lately been sulking about, acting like a member of the First Wives' Club. Appearing on CBS today as it became clear that John McCain cannot the electoral math, Pawlenty looked almost like he was gloating over McCain's loss, and could barely suppress a smirk. He used the opportunity to put himself out as the future of the Republican party, and advocated for a surprising new direction for the GOP.

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Before the vice presidential debate last night, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty spoke on UK's Sky News about Gov. Sarah Palin and not being picked for the spot. We're still convinced he's a little sour, but he sure puts on a heckuva fake smile and has those talking points memorized like no one else.

Watch the video after the jump.

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In our print edition today, we say that Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty was jilted for a younger woman: Sarah Palin. Turns out that wasn't far from the truth--T-Paw was one of two finalists for the VP position but was edged out at the last minute by Sarah Palin, at least according to the Washington Post.

Palin was one of two finalists in the vice presidential sweepstakes who were interviewed last week by former White House counsel Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., just days before McCain introduced her to the nation as his choice. The other finalist was Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. One of the officials said Culvahouse was chasing down last-minute information about Pawlenty at the request of the campaign as late as last Thursday, the day McCain offered the job to Palin and she accepted.

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