Could Tim Pawlenty’s pastor cost him the election?
Maybe not directly – but if the ex-Minnesota governor and Republican presidential hopeful is too nice to win the nomination, you can blame Rev. Leith Anderson. I spent the last week talking to plugged-in evangelicals about how the candidate’s moderate style and political record mirrors that of his longtime minister. Today, my story, which includes an interview with Anderson, was published on The Daily Beast. Check it out and, as always, feel free to leave your thoughts below:
Daily Beast: Pawlenty’s Pastor Problem:
Of course, the political perils of Pawlenty’s niceness have been well-documented. But through all the punditry and speculation, little attention has been paid to the man who has spent the past 20 years teaching the candidate how to be so nice: his longtime minister, the Rev. Leith Anderson.
