- Ton ... Yes, Romney today is dead even with Obama in the Gallop 7 day tracking poll and down by 1 point in the 3 day Rassmussen tracking poll so obviously "everyone" is abandoning ship.
- Tim Pawlenty has not abandoned his faith in Romney as this quote from the news item you posted confirms, "Mr. Pawlenty said in a statement released by the Romney campaign that Mr. Romney has his full support and continued faith in his vision and policies."
- However, governors of Minnesota are not overpaid and ex governors of Minnesota are not paid at all and unless you are part of Obama's Chicago Mafia of mugs, thugs and slugs and can raid the public treasury with relative impunity then unpaid campaign positions don't put food on the table. This is a terrific opportunity for Pawlenty and he has wisely taken it. However, since it is a non-partisan role, he has had to resign his voluntary advisory position with the Romney campaign. Only a partisan shill would twist this the way you have inasmuch as this very senior position offered Pawlenty is one that would have taken months of discussion and interviews and deliberations and negotiations to fill and would hardly have "suddenly" become available to coincide with some liberal media manufactured and minor drop in the polls for Romney.
- But hey, keep the laughs coming!