Rumbles in the Country

The "country" party's center of the country swing state, Missouri, is sticking right for the Senate seat. WaPo looks at Roy Blunt's ad vs. the Obama-Carnahan complex. RCP average here.

And Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty meets the press. TWS. Politics Daily:Tim Pawlenty Debut: The Un-Palin, Un-Romney Makes His White House Case for 2012

Un-Daniels as well.

More. NRO:

The focus of his August 11-12 sojourn will be a series of fundraisers for local GOP candidates, but a Pawlenty aide said the governor will be sure to swing by the state fair, in all its deep-fried glory, on August 12.

Yum.