Loading ...Tim Pawlenty’s political organization is ad hoc so far. But he’s getting his name out where it matters as a lower-key, fresh face in the GOP.
Heading to San Diego for a speech that would define him as a presidential contender, Gov. Tim Pawlenty brought no entourage — just a suit bag, slung over his shoulder as he boarded the plane.
An unpaid advance man, former White House aide Alex Conant, would be waiting for him on the West Coast when he arrived. Meeting at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, they would constitute the extent of the Pawlenty political organization on the ground.
