Slideshow: Tim Pawlenty on the trail

Tim Pawlenty at the White House
Tim Pawlenty looks on as the man he wanted to replace, President Barack Obama, addresses the White House Governors Ball in the State Dining Room on Feb. 21, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images

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