Pawlenty Supports McCain For Re-Election To The Senate

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), a potential president candidate, has affirmed that he endorses Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for re-election in 2010.

Pawlenty was asked by reporters whether he supports McCain, who is being challenged from the right in the Republican primary by former Rep. J.D. Hayworth. Pawlenty simply replied: "I am."

Pawlenty was a strong and early supporter of McCain's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, and was widely reported to have been considered for the vice presidential nomination that ultimately went to Sarah Palin. McCain has also been endorsed for re-election by Palin and his chief rival for the nomination in 2008, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.