With Tim Pawlenty's announcement that he was launching a presidential exploratory committee, we here at Townhall Magazine thought our online audience might appreciate a profile we published on Pawlenty some 15 months ago, knowing full well that he was likely to jump into the 2012 race. The full text of "A Battleground Leader for 2012?" by Fred Lucas from the January 2010 issue of Townhall Magazine is available here.