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Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, (R-Minn.), on why he is supporting Mitt Romney in the 2012 election.
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Welcome back everybody knows -- what you see these contents we get to this point in the -- so where we're at a candidates Begin to sort of -- you know Peter outlawed in early on in the race I don't care what your respective views are on.
Former Minnesota governor Tim bloody but the Wall Street Journal had high praise -- -- Financial Times and I praise for.
Investors business daily and a host of others -- high praise for not only his stewardship of that state where it's really just like.
Petri dish have all sorts of political viewpoints and -- he had to leave that -- But as presidential candidate he couldn't cobble that together -- and public funds together and early on.
He was out.
The governor -- -- -- right now quickly turning to back Mitt Romney the former Massachusetts governor Monday.
Big -- tonight governor good to have you had do not -- that in any disrespect but you worry very good credible solid candidate was very solid ideas right out of the gate.
It's SI Vegas but the serious -- so that they like you you're doomed.
But I mean down.
What is it about this process that reduces.
It's so quickly since -- money money money.
Well we had a shot deal we made a decision to put a lot of chips down early we did that it didn't work but I'm really happy to be supporting Mitt Romney talk about steadiness this is somebody who -- in the debate -- has the steadiness that you need not only to run the gauntlet of the campaign -- -- president of the united -- you know yeah let me address that and that's in contrast to some of the other candidates have been.
Unsteady and.
Unrealized you know that's part -- you ever regret we were -- -- to break here that.
You could ahead -- for -- real lack of all I have my genocide and now they all have is estimated at we we had a.
Fair shot -- it is time to turn the page now on focus on the candidates that are left and in my view -- is the most knowledgeable most capable and importantly most electable candidate in this field.
And one of his they have these trends -- -- -- -- -- you you can remember time when.
Everyone said they feared Ronald Reagan getting the nomination.
In 1980 over Jordan was senior that he was not electable George was senior was electable.
We know that was wrong so how do we know.
Well I disagree think some people say would I wish -- had that Canadian system or European system where the elections only lasted a month or two and what we've seen -- is any candidate can be.
-- for a month.
Yeah but over time if you don't have that steadiness if you're not a reliable leader and debater and performer and communicators and like Mitt Romney is.
The public eventually catches on to -- so we've seen these people who have surged in the polls and they receded for reason.
-- you what they're looking for somebody who's got a steadiness about him or her a reliable conservative you see that in Mitt Romney you don't see that.
Most of you know -- I -- governor covering Wall Street and corporate America's I do it's sort of like when the CEO is generally agreed on.
Really do you find every once bitten by the ultimate choice to see you know abouts in -- and number two with a number that's how you got this job with rocks you -- it was -- it was a mailing contests.
But I need that's it was just -- right behind it was really -- even now I have to pick your exact someone else has that kind of food -- but.
You know aerial bother looking that's trying on that -- but you know I really think it did did here's a similarity we sort of alright.
This is what we kind of review but we're not passion about it and that the rap against Mitt Romney certainly not the way we go through these flavors of the month is that.
People who aren't psyched about it well let's put on the other way they'll.
Who has been at or near the top of the polls throughout Mitt Romney who has performed -- an eight level in almost every debate.
Mitt Romney did it actually got dollar bet it was a mistake completely connected place -- and he was confident that Rick Perry wouldn't do it gonna -- the third candidate said it would we have made a big deal about it -- I don't think people are gonna decide the election on that issue that he mentioned it in a place away I think most people took it that way.
I think most Americans most islands they want to put something behind that desk in the Oval Office when you put a problem on his or her desk.
They've got the steadiness -- maturity the -- the strength in from a Republican perspective the conservative leadership.
And that that's why -- gonna win this thing hit you I don't know that it rose one that your clothes -- noticed that it was an identity.
Every day at just since we didn't hear any we had a different leader every day.
What does that set.
Thought that the racism -- what has been steady is in every national poll in most polls and most of the states have Mitt Romney at or near the top of the heap -- it reflects the steadiness of him as a person.
The steadiness of his leadership and the believed by most people.
By the way it's hard to break out of the pack when you know six or seven people in the race and as this win orders we will do that.
But it would you support any one of these folks well there all would be better than Barack Obama's you'll run our one included all of them would be better than Barack Obama.
But Mitt Romney is by far by far the best case you're not afraid you bloody -- -- on the wrong horse absolutely not I'm excited and I'll I'll tell you I'm very confident he's gonna win the nomination even expressed.
You're going to be as vice president know.
An obvious cabinet secretary of I'm -- I'm gonna be helping him as a volunteer in his campaign he's gonna have a lot of great choices for those positions and I just wanna make sure do all I can help them that I mean besides all of the policy issues.
Mitt Romney as a person is -- tremendously solid person there's a sold saying the best sermons -- just preached than lived look how he's lived his life.
You know what that reflects in terms of character values -- conducts himself.
That's somebody we can be proud of as a president and it's.
It's another thing about you know when you're -- -- -- have not yet Americans -- does that segment as -- means a volatile have to.
Governor a very I'm very much it's very good CD.
