ARLINGTON, Va. - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, often mentioned as a possible running mate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, said Wednesday GOP candidates would do well to adopt a positive tone like that of McCain's Democratic rival Barack Obama. Ouch!!
According to MSNBC - www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26057415/ he continued, "Say what you will about Barack Obama," the Minnesota Republican told a conservative group, "people gravitate when you have something positive to say."
"People want to follow hopeful, optimistic, civil, decent leaders," Pawlenty said in a speech to GOPAC, which helps recruit Republican candidates. "They don't want to follow some negative, scornful person."
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