Pawlenty for Prez watch

Gov. Pawlenty talked about the Vikings stadium issue, the budget forecast and his holiday plans during a brief q and a with reporters after his Thanksgiving newser.

For those wondering the real blood was spilled earlier in the newser (and yes, I missed the shot).

You can, however, watch Pawlenty talk turkey here:

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Pawlenty said he's headed to Lansing, Michigan for the Michigan Prayer Breakfast on

Tuesday

next week

Thursday morning. The budget forecast will be released on Wednesday. He's then headed to Chicago, IL on Thursday for a fundraiser for his PAC.

Meanwhile, a Des Moines Register poll says 73 percent of those polled in Iowa are "not sure" about Pawlenty. 17 percent have a favorable view of him while ten percent have an unfavorable view of him.

Side note: What do you think of the video? Is it better than the audio of the newsers? Worse? Let me know...