T-Paw versus Mitt: keeping score on debate gaffe

Tweet recognizes missed opportunity

June 16, 2011 at 9:16PM

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who got fairly spanked by the pundits for not going after Mitt Romney on "Obamneycare" in Monday night's debate, sees a silver lining in the cloud. The talk all week has been, after all, about "Obamneycare." Here's Pawlenty's tweet from this afternoon:

On seizing debate opportunity re: healthcare: Me 0, Mitt 1. On doing healthcare reform the right way as governor: Me 1, Mitt 0less than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyTim Pawlenty
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( We can't help but notice it resembles a certain Star Tribune headline)

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