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Article: GOP hopes to block Pawlenty challenger; Sue Jeffers plans to announce next week that she will seek the party's endorsement for governor.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 22, 2006
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Byline: Dane Smith; Staff Writer
A feisty bar owner named Sue Jeffers has suddenly emerged as a challenger to Gov. Tim Pawlenty for Republican Party endorsement.
She faces just one big obstacle: Top party officials say Jeffers is not a real Republican and are blocking her attempts to participate in the process.
"We cannot give [Pawlenty] a free ride," said Jeffers, a 49-year-old activist who has been in the news recently leading opposition to bar-and-restaurant smoking bans and to taxpayer subsidies for pro sports stadiums.
"I am the only fiscal conservative running in this race," Jeffers said.
"It's clear Tim Pawlenty does ...