https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/08/14/breaking-pawlenty-to-drop-out-of-race/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 12:17:55 -0400<![CDATA[It&#8217;s being reported that Governor Tim Pawlenty will drop his Presidential bid, in light of his third-place showing at yesterday&#8217;s Ames Straw Poll.  There&#8217;s no official confirmation yet, but that&#8217;s just a formality.  I&#8217;m on the way out the door to catch a flight home from the RedState Gathering, so my brief take on this: with Pawlenty leaving we&#8217;re back down to three real candidates for the Republican nomination again (Bachmann, Perry, &amp; Romney).  All three benefit in the short term, obviously; in the long term this probably helps Romney most .]]>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 09:56:12 -0400<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/08/14/breaking-pawlenty-to-drop-out-of-race-n40033