candidacy for president of the united states of america. today candidates are much more coy. we are today establishing a websi website, newtexplore2012.com. we will look at this very seriously. and we will very methodically lay out the framework of what we will do next. i will set up a committee and to test the waters committee. true tax fighter. tim pawlenty. when piers morgan asked former minnesota governor tim pawlen pawlenty, who has an exploratory committee, whether he may be willing to take the number two spot on a gop ticket, he seemed clear on what his intentions are. i m running for president. i m not putting my head in the ring, rhetorically or ultimately for vice president. i m focused on running important president. reporter: moments later, though, he said he s still explore. we will have a final or full announcement on that in the
pack f o lof lies. we ll see if he does come. we re keeping close tabs on it. jim, thank you. the murky field of gop candidates for president in 2012 is unclear but the players are making the rounds. newt gingrich and tim pawlenty among the republican hopefuls getting face time with iowa voters at the faith and freedom coalition. gingrich insists no matter what happens conservatives need to provide a united front. now, i m not yet a candidate. i m in the process of exploring as many of you know, and you can go to newtexplore2012.com. i thought i d put that plug in. but let me say this. every person who s going to speak tonight is a friend of mine. we re all going to have to be on the same team after this is over. it s going to take all of us to defeat the left. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty centered his speech on his values and the economy. we have a problem in washington, d.c. we have some of the leaders there who believe the enormous immoral debt in our country doe
we are now 614 days before the next presidential election, and no candidate has formally announced their candidacy for the president. not even barack obama. until today. when at the georgia state capitol former house speaker newt gingrich stepped up to the microphones. we are today establishing a website website, newtexplore2012.com. and that website is up i think as of about an hour ago. we will look at this very seriously. and we will very methodically lay out the framework of what we ll do next. that s right. no surprise to us newt followers, newt gingrich choked once again. he told us he would decide by late february or early march. here we are, early march. and he s announcing that he s still thinking about it.
633 days before the election. we are now 614 days before the next presidential election, and no candidate has formally announced their candidacy for the president. not even barack obama. until today. when at the georgia state capitol former house speaker newt gingrich stepped up to the microphones. we are today establishing a websi website, newtexplore2012.com. and that website is up i think as of about an hour ago. we will look at this very seriously. and we will very methodically lay out the framework of what we ll do next. that s right. no surprise to us newt followers, newt gingrich choked once again. he told us he would decide by late february or early march. here we are, early march.
and he s announcing that he s still thinking about it. on the website today that he announced, he said, we are excited about exploring whether there is sufficient support for my potential candidacy. well, if he s going to do that, then this isn t going to be any fun at all because once again, newt gingrich will discover there is no real support for his candidacy. and we won t have newt gingrich to kick around during the presidential campaign. joining me now, david frum, former assistant and speechwriter to president george w. bush and the editor of frumforum.com. david thank you. am i being too rough on newt? the polls do not indicate a groundswell for mr. gingrich. you are being too rough on newt. he is popular with republicans. and he brings something that republicans badly need, which is a little excitement. this is you know, republicans have also been laid off. republicans also seeing their homes foreclosed. they also have children who can t find work. they want a messa