By Eric Roper

We managed to catch up with Rep. Erik Paulsen at last night's Tim Pawlenty fundraiser here in D.C. and asked him whether he plans to endorse the governor if he runs in 2012. Paulsen was hesitant to make a firm commitment on his endorsement, but indicated that he supported Pawlenty running for president.

Also, since we're testing some new embed technology on the blog today, check out our video of last night's event (below):