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From http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/pawlenty-quits-romney-campaign-co-chair-132022573--election.html -
According to what I've read, Pawlenty's predecessor in this job was earning $1.8M/year, so I can definitely see the appeal of the position, but to me this is powerful proof that Pawlenty simply doesn't believe Romney has a chance. It seems all but certain that Pawlenty would, had he stuck around and Romney been elected, have been appointed to a cabinet position or desirable ambassadorship.
Even if Pawlenty wanted to take the lobbyist position for financial reasons (which would surprise me - my partner is his good friend and Pawlenty is not a person who appears to care much about wealth), surely he could have waited until after election day to announce it and continue to serve in the Romney campaign until that time. Leaving in the midst of the shitstorm that the Romney campaign has endured over the last week and a half just makes the campaign look even less viable.
This is also interesting in that it there had been rumors of Pawlenty's running against Al Franken in 2014 - now he has taken that off the table as well.
Veddy interesting . . .
Pawlenty quits as Romney campaign co-chair
Tim Pawlenty quit as co-chair of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign on Thursday to become one of Wall Street's top lobbyists in Washington. Pawlenty, a former governor of Minnesota, will lead the Financial Services Roundtable.
The move came with Romney's campaign struggling to find its stride with just seven weeks left before Election Day. Polls show the former Massachusetts governor running neck and neck with President Barack Obama in a contest both sides predict will be very close. But Romney's campaign has been grappling with a video showing him seemingly writing off Obama supporters as having a "victim" mindset and being reliant on government handouts. And Republicans outside the campaign have been grumbling that the campaign needs a shot in the arm.
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According to what I've read, Pawlenty's predecessor in this job was earning $1.8M/year, so I can definitely see the appeal of the position, but to me this is powerful proof that Pawlenty simply doesn't believe Romney has a chance. It seems all but certain that Pawlenty would, had he stuck around and Romney been elected, have been appointed to a cabinet position or desirable ambassadorship.
Even if Pawlenty wanted to take the lobbyist position for financial reasons (which would surprise me - my partner is his good friend and Pawlenty is not a person who appears to care much about wealth), surely he could have waited until after election day to announce it and continue to serve in the Romney campaign until that time. Leaving in the midst of the shitstorm that the Romney campaign has endured over the last week and a half just makes the campaign look even less viable.
This is also interesting in that it there had been rumors of Pawlenty's running against Al Franken in 2014 - now he has taken that off the table as well.
Veddy interesting . . .