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Pawlenty Ads Draw Contrast With Bachmann

Tim Pawlenty counters fellow Minnesotan Michele Bachmann in Iowa by stressing his record of "results, not rhetoric" as governor.

Announcer: Minnesota.

Not exactly a conservative place.

Then came Tim Pawlenty, widely recognized as the most conservative governor in Minnesota history.

Here's Tim Pawlenty:

Pawlenty:When I ran for governor I said, look, we have to tell the truth, and the truth is, the liberal approach has failed our state.

Announcer: For decades, Minnesota spending had grown at twenty percent.  Tim Pawlenty shrank that down to one percent, and cut spending in real terms for the first time in history.

But that's not all.

Pawlenty did heath care reform the right way.  No mandates. No takeovers.

And on nominating judges?

Pro-life Pawlenty turned a liberal supreme court into a conservative one.

Pawlenty: If I can do it in Minnesota, we can do it in Washington.

I'm Tim Pawlenty and I approved this message.

Announcer: Tim Pawlenty: Results, Not Rhetoric.