Caucus night: Hanging with Mr. Emmer

by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 3, 2010
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They had to sweep Tom Emmer out of South View Middle School in Edina on Tuesday night. But it was somehow fitting: It was Emmer's last stop on an ambitious three-hour sweep of GOP precinct caucuses that took the gubernatorial candidate from Eden Prairie to Eagan to Bloomington to Edina, during which he shook countless hands, listened to heartfelt concerns and never allowed his energy to flag.

Pawlenty going for unallotment; Kelliher demands public showdown

by Bill Clements
Published: May 14, 2009
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In a smart tactical move this afternoon, saying he wants to avoid a costly special session, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he will

Pawlenty pauses to pump up GOP faithful

by Bill Clements
Published: May 31, 2008
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Tim Pawlenty gives a good speech. And he did so again on the early side of Saturday morning in Rochester to a not-quite-filled convention hall to a half-asleep audience of state Republican Party delegates and officials mostly awakened by the second-term GOP governor’s talk filled with encouragement, hope and optimism. Introduced as the

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