As expected, Tim Pawlenty the opportunity to bash the healthcare law that Democrats passed last year but in doing so he touted his record in Minnesota.
“We took a different direction in my state of Minnesota. I governed there, the direction for health care reform is to empower individuals and families to make choices that are best for them.How did Minnesotans do on healthcare under Tim Pawlenty? Pretty badly actually. In 2002 6.2 percent of Minnesotans didn't have healthcare. By the time Tim Pawlenty left office approximately 9.0 of Minnesotans didn't have healthcare.