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Pawlenty Tries Challenging Romney (Again) — Now On The Debt Ceiling

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) and former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)

Tim Pawlenty is touting his hard-line stance against raising the debt ceiling — and he’s calling out frontrunner Mitt Romney to speak up on the issue.

Friday afternoon, Pawlenty tweeted a link to an appearance on CNBC with Larry Kudlow, plus a challenge to Romney:

My thoughts on the debt ceiling bit.ly/o6sZXE What say you @MittRomney? Help us fight back.

Ah, but would he be able to say that to Romney’s face?

2012 Presidential Primaries, 2012 elections, Debt Ceiling, Mitt Romney, Pres '12, Tim Pawlenty
Eric Kleefeld

Eric Kleefeld joined TPM as an intern for the final months of the 2006 midterm elections, and then kept showing up for work. His other interests include guitars, old comic books and the politics of various English-speaking countries.

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