Moe says governor's race is down to two, but Penny begs to differ

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's friendly governor's race turned frosty as Election Day approached, with Democrat Roger Moe in a hurry to count Tim Penny out of the race. Penny fired back angrily.

"It's now a two-person race between myself and the Republicans," Moe said Friday, alluding to a poll earlier in the week that showed a drop in support for Penny, of the Independence Party.

Of Penny and Green Party candidate Ken Pentel, Moe said, "They don't have a chance."

An hour later, Penny sniped back when told of Moe's comments.m"Moe doesn't have a chance," he said. "See, you just have to ignore comments like that."

While Moe and Penny traded jabs in the Twin Cities, Tim Pawlenty traveled to the Duluth area to appear at a Republican rally with Vice President Dick Cheney and Norm Coleman, the party's Senate candidate.