He's not related to the item of course, I am simply pointing out that if Spitzer isn't "popular", Pawlenty is hardly popular either, and isn't going to make Minnesota super-safe state for the Republican ticket if he's on it like all GOP hacks seem to believe.
I'm not sure I follow your analogy...I mean...
on one side we have a Democrat having *some* political/popularity troubles in a democratic state...and on the other, a GOP candidate having some of his own but also in a democratic state...
so what we have now is an issue of relative popularity...one could say...Spitzer with those numbers? In New York? Thats troubling.
Pawlenty in a Democratic State like Minnesota? Thats not as bad...even encouraging.
Exactly. I'm not one to argue that Pawlenty has an especially bright future, but the key to having a bright future would be the ability to win over independents. If the two have similar approval ratings, Pawlenty has to be doing a better job of it, because New York is a significantly Democratic state. More easily appeased partisans for Spitzer to hold on to.
(And for what it's worth, I doubt this whole affair significantly damages Spitzer in any kind of permanent way.)
