Tim Pawlenty

Olivia Hathaway

Tim Pawlenty

Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota, announced Sunday that he is running for the Republican Presidential nomination. “ It's time for America's President-and anyone who wants to be president- to look you in the eye and tell you the truth.”

After speaking about what he believes President Obama has done wrong, Mr. Pawlenty made it clear what key aspects he believes the president should have: among these are honesty, truth, and the ability to acknowledge when he makes a mistake.

Tim Pawlenty has made a strong point that if elected president he is not going to sugar coat everything and try to make things seem ok when they are not. He has said several times he is going to tell the truth about what is happening in our country, as said in this quote, “Leadership in a time of crisis is not about telling people what you think they want to hear. It's about telling the truth.”

In his nomination announcement speech, Pawlenty used the word “truth” 16 times.It seams that is a word he plans to make a theme in his candidacy. He also seams to be trying to make it clear that he is willing to tackle difficult challenges. Pawlenty says we need a leader and we need leadership. That man is him

When asked if he had enough charisma to run a successful campaign for the presidency Pawlenty bluntly stated, “I'm not running for the 'entertainer-in-chief,'” And if voters are looking for the loudest candidate, they would not be voting for him.

Pawlenty is presenting himself as a candidate who will unify the nation and fix our problems with determination and hard work, not nice words. It is unclear who will vie for him seeing as though he announced his nomination a couple days ago, but it is looking like he will have good chances in this nomination process.