Raise your hands!
Gov. Pawlenty didn't do that during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. The show's host Chris Wallace asked Pawlenty, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell to raise their hands if they were completely ruling out a run for president in 2012.
Pawlenty and Sanford didn't raise their hands. When asked for an explanation, Sanford said a run is unlikely but won't rule it out.
When pressed, Pawlenty reverted to the now familiar talking point that he was running to be president of the Eagan Youth Soccer Association. Wallace pressed him if he was keeping his options open. Pawlenty responded that he is still considering a third run for governor in 2010 and that the voters would expect him to serve a full term. Rendell and Wallace said they would consider that response as a "maybe."
Thoughts?
Update: Here's the transcript from the show.
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