David Axelrod: Paul Ryan Pick Meant to ‘Thrill the Most Strident Voices’ in GOP
ABC News Radio(NEW YORK) — “Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod claimed that Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to join him on the GOP presidential ticket was meant to “thrill the most strident voices” in t…
Pawlenty Meeting with Veep Vetter? He’s Not Telling
Richard Ellis/Getty Images(PORTAGE, Mich.) — Tim Pawlenty is not meeting with Mitt Romney when he travels to New Hampshire Friday, just an hour’s drive from the campaign’s Boston headquarters. But, is he meeting with veep vetter Beth Myers? He&r…
Tim Pawlenty Shows Two Sides of a Vice Presidential Contender
Richard Ellis/Getty Images(RALEIGH, N.C.) — On a day when Mitt Romney surrogates and vice presidential contenders were spread out all over the country, Tim Pawlenty showed two very different sides of himself as a possible running mate. Dressed in a bl…
Tim Pawlenty’s Website: ‘Coming Soon,’ ‘Please Come Back Later’
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Tim Pawlenty’s website appears to be getting a curiously timed facelift, raising questions about why and when this revamp began as the veepstakes world is reaching a fever pitch.When users head to www.timpa…
Pawlenty to Obama: Leave Ann Romney’s Therapy Horse Alone
Scott Olson/Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) — Tim Pawlenty thinks the Obama campaign’s mocking ads featuring the Romneys’ expensive sport-horse is a bridge too far.Though Pawlenty said in an interview with ABC News’s Jon Karl that he hadn&…
Tim Pawlenty Won’t Talk VP Timing, Sticks to Romney’s Tax Returns
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — While VP short-lister and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty had nothing new to say about the timing of the VP selection on CBS Wednesday morning, he was vocal on one issue: Mitt Romney’s taxes.Pawlenty con…
Tim Pawlenty Focused On ‘Yard Work’ as Veepstakes Speculation Heats Up
Richard Ellis/Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) — Despite a flurry of speculation about whether Mitt Romney will name his running mate this week, one of the top contenders for the job insisted that politics was the furthest thing from his mind.“I’…
VP Beat: Jeb Bush Rules Out VP, But Not Future White House Run
Paul Zimmerman/WireImage(NEW YORK) — JEB BUSH WON’T BE VP, 2012 WAS ‘PROBABLY MY TIME’ TO RUN: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said on Thursday that “under no circumstances” will he be selected as vice president and admitted…
Pawlenty Opens Romney Veep Door a Crack
Richard Ellis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As President Obama heads to Minnesota today, Tim Pawlenty, the state’s former governor and now a national co-chairman of Mitt Romney’s campaign, said he would be “honored” to serve as Ro…
VP Beat: The Latest Standings, Rubio Heads to GITMO
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — VEEP BEAT STANDINGS: In this week’s Spinners and Winners, ABC News’ Jonathan Karl takes a look at the latest happenings in the veepstakes world with Veep Beat, Karl’s analysis of where the …
Veep Beat: Rubio’s Family Life, Pawlenty Hush-Hush
US Government(WASHINGTON) — ‘MEET THE RUBIOS’ In her first extended interview, Jeanette Rubio joined her husband Marco Rubio to discuss their family life with Politico and said that she is prepared for whatever scrutiny the couple may unde…
Tim Pawlenty Now Mum on VP Prospects
Richard Ellis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty slightly changed his tune on his vice presidential prospects Thursday when he didn’t rule out the possibility that he might get picked as Mitt Romney’s running mate….
Tim Pawlenty Retires Campaign Debt
Richard Ellis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With some help, Tim Pawlenty is out of debt.The former Minnesota governor officially closed his 2012 presidential campaign Tuesday, nearly eight months after dropping out of the race in August. Pawlenty reporte…