MrVicchio
2011-08-15, 05:24 AM
Ames, Iowa (CNN) -- Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty abandoned his bid for the GOP presidential nomination on Sunday after a disappointing finish in the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa.
"We needed a boost from Ames that didn't happen," Pawlenty told staff on a conference call Sunday morning, CNN learned.
Speaking to ABC's "This Week," Pawlenty said his campaign needed a lift in the straw poll.
"The pathway forward for me doesn't really exist and so we're going to end the campaign," he said.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/14/pawlenty/index.html
Not a big shock, not a big loss either. Honestly I think he was gunning for the VP slot anyway.
"We needed a boost from Ames that didn't happen," Pawlenty told staff on a conference call Sunday morning, CNN learned.
Speaking to ABC's "This Week," Pawlenty said his campaign needed a lift in the straw poll.
"The pathway forward for me doesn't really exist and so we're going to end the campaign," he said.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/14/pawlenty/index.html
Not a big shock, not a big loss either. Honestly I think he was gunning for the VP slot anyway.