In the latest of a series of moves which political insiders see as Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R)\u00a0positioning himself for a run at the 2012 GOP nomination, the governor announced the first series of 2010 candidates endorsed by his Freedom First PAC during a Facebook town hall Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n
Pawlenty says all these newly endorsed candidates share his common-sense, conservative agenda. They are also running for seats that represent Republican pickup opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWashington is headed in the wrong direction. We need to help good people running for office who understand that the federal government is overreaching and are willing to stand up and say, \u2018Enough!,\u2019\u201d Pawlenty said.<\/p>\n
The first seven endorsed candidates are:<\/p>\n
Pat Toomey, running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
Tim Burns, running for Congress in Pennsylvania\u2019s 12th District.<\/p>\n
Robert Dold, running for Congress in Illinois\u2019 10th District.<\/p>\n
Sean Duffy, running for Congress in Wisconsin\u2019s 7th District.<\/p>\n
Charles Djou, running for Congress in Hawaii\u2019s 1st District.<\/p>\n
Pat Meehan, running for Congress in Pennsylvania\u2019s 7th District.<\/p>\n
Gov. John Hoeven, running for U.S. Senate in North Dakota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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