TW: Tim Pawlenty is the prototypical moderate, Republican governor in a blue state, MN. Not surprisingly in his address to the Republican governors association, he hit upon key points the Republicans will need to address in order to resurrect their majorities. He was mentioned as a top contender for the VP slot, but McCain needed to pump up his more conservative base so he went a different direction.
From NBC:
"Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) laid out his vision for the Republican Party and how it can move forward. It needs to get younger, more diverse and build a broader coalition..."'Drill baby, drill' by itself is not an energy policy," he said. "It's not enough. We're going to need wind and solar and bio gas."
He added that the party couldn't be "co-conspirators" with big business and big unions, adding that the party had to reconnect with average working people and could no longer be viewed as a party of the rich...
He also said the party needed to move beyond Ronald Reagan. "We all grew up in the age of Reagan...But he was president a long time ago."
He said Republicans needed to start confronting issues like health care, energy, and education. "Don't talk about it (health care)?" he said, referring to Republican candidates' aversion to addressing the issue. "It's one of the most pressing needs for our country."
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/12/1671402.aspx
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