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<p>Chait <a href="http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/84855/tim-pawlenty-republican-frontrunner-2012" target="_self">puts</a> his money on&#0160;Pawlenty. Frum feels the same way.&#0160; But have you ever heard T-Paw <a href="http://washingtonindependent.com/53312/tim-pawlenty-tells-some-jokes" target="_self">tell</a>&#0160;<a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0609/Red_meat_from_TPaw.html" target="_self">a joke</a>? He has no charisma. Larison has his chip on Romney, whom he <a href="http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2011/03/07/romney-as-the-kerry-of-2012/" target="_self">dubs</a> the Kerry of 2012. That&#39;s a very telling comparison. But I think Mondale is a better fit as a precedent.</p>
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