Pawlenty Tells Michigan Crowd 'We'll Know Soon Enough'

(DETROIT) -- Campaigning for Mitt Romney in Michigan on Wednesday, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty gave no clues about his status on the potential VP roster, telling a crowd in Jackson, Mich., “We’ll know soon enough,” ABC News’ Shushannah Walshe reported.

“After a brief speech at the opening of a campaign office here, Tim Pawlenty was asked if he would return to Michigan ‘when you’re vice president.’ ‘We’ll know soon enough,” Pawlenty, dressed in shirt sleeves, told the crowd with a chuckle,” Walshe wrote. "Hank Choate, the chair of the Jackson County Republicans, asked the former Minnesota governor what his schedule is like Friday, asking a question many of the reporters in the room were trying to determine. Pawlenty answered that he would be in New Hampshire. Pawlenty is doing four events in the state Saturday for the state party and the Romney campaign. Choate then invited Pawlenty to a barbecue on Sept. 23. ‘As the VP, we will welcome you with open arms,’ Choate said. Pawlenty then told the crowd of about 30 that Romney ‘can’t make a bad pick.’”  

Pawlenty told reporters at a second stop in Portage, Mich. he would not meet with Romney while in New Hampshire this weekend but demurred when asked if he would visit with Beth Myers, the head of Romney’s VP search.

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