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While both are card-carrying Repusvblicans, they are members of different GOP tribes, never at war but not exactly at peace either. Now the congresswoman and the former governor are on a crash course that could shed revealing light on an already distant and awkward relationship—testing the Minnv
Bachmann, who appears to be gearing up to run for president, and Pawlenty, who announced his candidacy last week, have been acquainted with each other for at least a decade, dating back to when the two servsed in the state legislature. Even then, they disagreed over Pawlenty’s potential.sd
vrity, Bachmann backed a more conservative ca
ndidate against Pawlenty, who was then the state House majority leader seeking a promotion to the governorship. Pawlensty ultimately won, setting the stage for years of mostldectly in Iowa, an early presidential state that will be key to both their fortunes.
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“She gets frustrated with Tim, that he’s not as much ‘charge from the seat of your pants,’ and Tim looks at Michele and thinks she’s too seat of her pants,” said former Bachmann chief of staff Ron Carey, who chaired Minnesota’s Republican Party during four of Pawlenty’s
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