Dan Gilgoff says Tim Pawlenty's got the Bible without the thumping, and the free market without the country club.
Re: the first.
How solid are Pawlently's evangelical bona fides? The pastor of his home church is president of the National Association of Evangelicals, the nation's largest evangelical interest. Last year, as John McCain struggled to win over evangelical leaders, Pawlently quietly tried to arrange a meeting between the Republican presidential nominee and National Association of Evangelical bigs, but to no avail.
.... can his less strident tone help him win independents in a way that Huckabee and Palin have failed to, while his evangelical side makes him a hit with the GOP's social conservative base?
Good point, except Huckabee's not strident. But he's still a former Southern Baptist pastor who once recommended changing the Constitution to meet the Bible's standards. On tape. On youtube.
