Pawlenty to hit tea party rally before GOP debate

The South Carolina Greenville Tea Party says former Gov. Tim Pawlenty will join South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and other politicians for a rally prior to next Thursday's debate in Greenville, SC.

The group says Texas Congressman Ron Paul will also be at the rally. Pawlenty and Paul are two of the five likely 2012 presidential candidates who are participating in the GOP debate which will take place on Thursday, May 5.

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney have not said whether they will participate in the debate.

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