State DFL Party Chairman Melendez's parting bouquet to Pawlenty
State DFL Party Chairman Brian Melendez had some thorny words for Gov. Tim Pawlenty on the eve of the governor’s visit to Iowa.
“After taking a beating in nearly every presidential poll for 2012, Governor Pawlenty is headed to the Ronald Reagan Dinner tomorrow so that he can pander to conservatives in Iowa — after stopping in briefly to tell us Minnesotans what we’re doing wrong before he heads off to his latest campaign stop,” said the chairman.
“While it’s nice that the Governor will be closer to home than usual, let’s not kid ourselves — whether he’s just south of the Minnesota border or halfway across the world, the Governor gave up working for Minnesotans long ago,” he said,
Pawlenty is expected to address about 700 Iowa Republicans tomorrow evening at the Iowa state fairgrounds.
“After taking a beating in nearly every presidential poll for 2012, Governor Pawlenty is headed to the Ronald Reagan Dinner tomorrow so that he can pander to conservatives in Iowa — after stopping in briefly to tell us Minnesotans what we’re doing wrong before he heads off to his latest campaign stop. While it’s nice that the Governor will be closer to home than usual, let’s not kid ourselves — whether he’s just south of the Minnesota border or halfway across the world, the Governor gave up working for Minnesotans long ago.”
