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Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 June 2009 03:55 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 2 June 2009 02:00
This’ll shake things up and down the ballot in Minnesota. Will Lori Swanson take a good luck at the Gov’s race? Maybe have better luck than her predecessor? How many more legislators are itching to be in the big chair? What about the Democrat secretary of state Mark Ritchie? From The Fix:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) will not seek a third term in 2010, clearing the way for an expected bid for the 2012 presidential nomination, according to sources close to the governor.
Pawlenty will announce that he is not running later this afternoon in a conference call with reporters scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
The decision comes after months of debate within Pawlenty’s inner circle about his next step politically.