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Pawlenty, in Denver to criticize Democrats on McCain's behalf, canceled without explanation an afternoon roundtable interview with the AP as well as other media interviews. Questioned about the vice presidential selection earlier, Pawlenty would only say that he is to be in Minnesota on Friday for the state fair. He had cautioned during a series of morning TV interviews that while speculation might be fun, "most of it turns out to be inaccurate."
Does it mean anything? Who knows. But according to others who may know something, expect an announcement tomorrow morning, or maybe even tonight. And keep your fingers crossed for that Biden-Pawlenty match-up.
OK, first a confession: We have no inside dope, so we don't really know for sure that Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty will be chosen by McCain this week. Which means we may very well look just as foolish as the rest of the media when they were prematurely forecasting Obama's pick. But the stars are certainly seeming to line up in his favor.
The first bit of evidence that T-Paw is the chosen one comes in the form of a McCain campaign email sent to Minnesota Republicans yesterday announcing a late-September fundraiser that will feature the Veep. Jonathan Martin at Politco has the scoop:
The e-mail invite touts the "Special Guest" as "The Vice Presidential Nominee."The event is to be held Sept. 22 at the Hilton Minneapolis.
Major cautionary note/"To Be Sure" line: There is no reason to think that Mitt Romney or somebody else couldn't help raise money for the party ... But nobody would be a draw among Minnesota Republicans more than the Gopher State's own Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
McCain's reaction to Obama's selection of Biden also would seem to favor Pawlenty over Mitt Romney.
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