Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is keeping fundraising expectations for his presidential campaign in check, saying he simply needs enough to run a "Buick"-type campaign.
Tim Pawlenty's start-up committee for the Republican presidential nomination pulled in $160,000 over its first 10 days. A report on early fundraising by Pawlenty's exploratory committee was filed with federal regulators Friday. The former Minnesota governor opened the committee on March 21.
The United Way of Central Minnesota only needs $166,000 more in order to reach their campaign goal by June 30th. So far, the organization has raised 3.5 million dollars.