OPINION

Pawlenty of 'results' hits Iowa TV

Townhall Staff
Townhall Staff  |  Jul 05, 2011
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(CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty will air a new ad Wednesday in Iowa touting his history of "results, not rhetoric" as governor of neighboring Minnesota.

The 30-second spot chronicles the state's transit strike in 2004 and government shutdown in 2005 while he was governor as examples of his willingness to stand up to labor unions and Democrats in the state's legislature.

"Governor Tim Pawlenty refused to cave into government unions. Result? Pawlenty won," the ad says. "Tim Pawlenty would not accept Democrats' massive tax-and-spending demands. Result? Pawlenty won."