Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, whose chances of being named John McCain’s running mate are tracked each week by the Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages newspaper, today has a 52% approval rating and a 46% disapproval rating, for a Net Job Approval of Plus 6. Full crosstabs and tracking are here.

Research conducted for KSTP-TV in Minneapolis, KAAL-TV in Austin MN, and WDIO-TV in Duluth.

In separate research conducted for KSTP earlier this month, SurveyUSA asked Minnesotans if Governor Pawlenty would make a good running mate for McCain or not; respondents split, with 43% saying he would, and another 43% saying he would not. 61% of Minnesotans say they do not believe Pawlenty would be able to effectively campaign for the vice presidency and serve as governor at the same time. (Question #10 and #11 in the previous link.)