
“If we’re going to be the majority, we’re going to have to see we need to grow the party. We cannot compete in the Northeast, the West; we’re losing seats in the Great Lakes region. We have a large deficit with women, Hispanics, African Americans — people with modest financial circumstances. That is not a formula for a majority.” - Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speaking today at the Republican Governor’s conference in Miami.
He also said, in what could be interpreted as a swipe at Palin:
“‘Drill baby, drill’ by itself is not an energy policy,” he said. “It’s not enough. We’re going to need wind and solar and bio gas.”
That got a round of applause.