The Minnesota gubernatorial race is reviving after going dormant in the wake of Sen. Paul Wellstone's death last week. The four major party candidates for governor say despite the turmoil in the Senate contest, they hope to keep the governor's race fresh in the minds of voters.

	Tim Pawlenty chatted with patrons about school funding and the ongoing teachers' strike in Red Wing before hurrying on to his next appointment in nearby Winona.

For five days the gubernatorial campaigning shut down. The ads, the debates, and of course the handshaking came to an abrupt halt shortly after the plane crash that claimed the lives of Wellstone and seven others late last week. But that's no longer the case.

Republican Tim Pawlenty was on the road early this morning, making a swing through southern Minnesota, including a popular breakfast nook in Red Wing.

Pawlenty chatted with patrons about school funding and the ongoing teachers' strike in Red Wing before hurrying on to his next appointment in nearby Winona. He says it will take some time before he hits the stride he had prior to the temporary cease-fire.

"You know, you get a little rusty," he said. "Because I gave some talks this morning already and, you know, I hadn't given any speeches for three, four days. And you've got to get your brain working full gear to remember the points you want to make. But, no, it seems appropriate. I think we had an appropriate period of mourning and respect for Sen. Wellstone and the other tragedy. And now we need to get about the business of the campaign. And so it feels comfortable."

	Tim Penny spent his day touring college campuses across the Twin Cities, including a lunch-time stop at Macalester College in St. Paul.

Pawlenty isn't the only candidate courting voters. Independence Party nominee Tim Penny spent his day touring college campuses across the Twin Cities, including a lunch-time stop at Macalester College in St. Paul.

A recent poll shows Penny losing support in what was a tight, three-way race between himself, Pawlenty, and DFLer Roger Moe. The survey indicates a tight contest between Pawlenty and Moe with Penny slipping into a distant third.

But Penny dismissed the findings. He says the poll -- conducted over just one night -- was taken too quickly to reach an adequate cross-section of Minnesota voters. Penny says there's something awkward about politicking so soon after Wellstone's death, but he says recent events won't alter his campaign themes.

"Unlike the other campaigns that are scrambling to figure out how, in this environment, do we reshape our message; our message is the same. We're the campaign that, you know, isn't doing polling. We're not running negative ads. We're not taking special interest money. It's a different kind of campaign. And that's been our message from the start. That's going to be our message all the way to Nov. 5," Penny said.

Moe has yet to bring his campaign up to full steam. The DFLer says he's still making time to attend memorial services for the other victims of last week's plane crash. But he says he expects to return to the circuit soon.

Moe says he expects little sleep between now and the finish line.

"What we have to do is we've got to crowd 10 days of activity into five. And that's what we're going to do. And, so, you really don't have time now to, I guess, dwell on it. I think most people will grieve after the election," Moe said.

Moe says Wellstone's death has thrust an emotional element into this year's elections, and he says he hopes his campaign will capture some of that energy.

Green Party candidate Ken Pentel, who polls have consistently shown in a distant fourth place, may be trying a similar strategy. His revived campaign took him to the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he linked his record to Wellstone's.

"I really honored Paul. And one of the reasons I'm probably standing up here is probably the inspiration of Paul Wellstone in many respects. We didn't always agree. But on one thing we did agree on is his vote against the welfare bill in 1996," Pentel said.

Pentel will head into southern Minnesota next; Pawlenty moves north.