So much for a less kind, less gentle Tim Pawlenty.
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A day after accusing Mitt Romney of having helped create "Obamneycare," the former Minnesota governor tells reporters in New Hampshire that he's unlikely to swing that bat again in tonight's debate. The latest from Manchester:
ABC's Aaron Katersky asked Pawlenty about the "Obamneycare" statement outside Caesario's pizza parlor in Manchester. Pawlenty did not repeat the term.
"I was just asked a question that related to similarities between what Obamacare was and what they did in Massachusetts and reiterating the President's own words that he looked to Massachusetts to merge or blend those proposals. That the President said he looked to Massachusetts as the blueprint for his plan."
Asked if he would use the term tonight, Pawlenty said "probably not."
Which raises the question: What was the point of going there on Sunday morning if Pawlenty's not going to do it again Monday night?