Given the most recent developments, and the fact that Pawlenty’s federal budget perspective is as illogical and absurd as anything I might expect from the Tea Party (and, therefore, that he has no real advantage over a real Tea Party candidate), I feel reasonably comfortable forecasting that the GOP primary will be won (or, at least, strongly challenged) by either a Bachmann/Huckabee, or, somewhat less likely, a Palin/Huckabee ticket.
