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Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty are on Politics Friday on MPR News today. 

The is the first time the public will be able to see the two Republican gubernatorial candidates side by side in a broadcast debate.

Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty debate at MPR

On Twitter, viewers and listeners shared their thoughts about the heated exchange between the two candidates.

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Three Democrats vying for the nomination will join Mulcahy on Aug. 10 for Politics Friday.

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Politics editor Mike Mulcahy moderates the first broadcast and first public debate between Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty, two Republican gubernatorial candidates. Twitter users weigh in after the debate.

Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty on Politics Friday.

Twitter reacts to the Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty debate on MPR News

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