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Article: In isolation, a chance to shine.
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- Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)
- Article date:
- November 9, 2006
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Byline: Bill Salisbury
Nov. 9--Gov. Tim Pawlenty was a Republican rock that withstood a Democratic tidal wave washing across the state and nation Tuesday.
Pawlenty was re-elected while his fellow Minnesota Republicans lost a U.S. Senate seat, all three other state constitutional offices and the majority in the state House. The governor eked out a 1 percentage point win over Democratic-Farmer-Labor challenger Mike Hatch, 47 percent to 46 percent.
Of the many factors that contributed to Pawlenty's win, four stand out: national trends, the governor's popularity, his opponent's mistakes and Peter Hutchinson.
However he got there, he's ...