MINNESOTA – After weeks of speculation, Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty has finally announced his bid to remind voters that he is still running for President of the United States.
The former Minnesota governor made his plans for long term recognition official in his hometown of Saint Paul where he is recalled by a high 27% of residents, compared to only 8% recollection nationwide.
A recent poll showed him trailing behind mother-in-law’s birthdays, the name of someone you just met and the location of your car keys in a list of things that were hard to remember.
‘Pawlenty? Umm…doesn’t ring a bell’
Political expert Dan Kirkpatrick supported Pawlenty’s bid to increase voter recognition: “This is absolutely huge for him, because I could not for the life of me remember who the hell he was until right now.”
As he made his way through a crowd reminding voters who he was, the candidate urged Republican voters not to forget his face once he left their field of vision; a challenging goal according to top political insiders and anyone who has heard the former governor and Wal-Mart shop assistant manager talk.
“Any doofus can get up here and give you a speech,” Mr Pawlenty said during a speech, “but it takes a semi-interesting candidate to make it past the working memory into long term memory and I believe I can be that candidate.”
“I’m Tim Pawlenty, and I’m running to be a permanent fixture in your long term memory.”
Early poll figure show his efforts were showing moderate success among voters who also like plain rice and vanilla ice cream.
Analysts believe it important for him to be remembered by voters so they would know exactly who they were passing up as they voted for someone else in 2012.
Instantly forgettable
Many people who attended said they liked what Pawlenty had to say, but that it’s too early to know if they would remember him beyond the drive home.
“It’s hard to say,” admitted Shirley Groverson. “I have to pick up the kids, then go a do the weekly shopping…I can’t guarantee that I’ll remember who Tom Pawlenty is by this time tomorrow.”
It may not be known for months whether Mr Pawlenty will ultimately be remembered past the summer, but there was a growing sense that the campaign could prove a success meaning he could go all the way to August before being forgotten again.
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