Former Minnesota Governor To Announce Presidential Exploratory Committee On Facebook
Tim Pawlenty, the former Republican governor of Minnesota, is expected to announce on his Facebook page that he's formed an exploratory committee to evaluate whether he will run for president in 2012.
Ti m Pawlenty, the former Republican governor of Minnesota, is expected to announce on his Facebook page that he’s formed an exploratory committee to evaluate whether he will run for president in 2012.
His page on Facebook says that a special message will post exclusively on the social network at 3 pm eastern standard time, indicating that you need to click like in order to be able to access the announcement. After clicking, the page shows an interactive countdown to the official news event.
The move would mark the first time that an exploratory committee formation was first divulged on Facebook rather than via a press conference or direct conversation with other media outlets.
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