It’s not Pawlenty

He said on WCCO that he will not be in Dayton. When asked if he is not McCain's running mate he said "that's a fair assumption."

"All I can say is that I'm not going to be there. You can draw your conclusions there..."

Pawlenty declined to to speculate on who McCain's running mate would be since McCain will make the announcement from Dayton at 11 Central.

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