BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Prospective vice presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty is gearing up for a weekend campaign swing in Ohio and Pennsylvania on behalf of Republican John McCain.

Minnesota's GOP governor said he's heading to the two important battleground states to give speeches and rally McCain supporters. Pawlenty has been on the road for McCain much of the summer, including Monday in Wisconsin.
He refuses to answer questions about his possible place on McCain's ticket. Pawlenty said he might travel to Denver next week as a McCain surrogate during the Democratic National Convention. No details on that trip have been firmed up.

Pawlenty was in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington on Tuesday morning to talk about state financing for a bike trail bridge.

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