The Minnesota governor on the trail:

RICHMOND, Va. – Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will campaign Wednesday in Richmond with Republican Bob McDonnell in Virginia’s gubernatorial race.
Pawlenty will headline a private fundraiser for McDonnell in Richmond, then travel to Fredericksburg and Alexandria without McDonnell for events Wednesday afternoon, according to campaign plans.
Pawlenty is a fiscal and social conservative who is raising his profile within Republican circles nationally and spawning talk of a presidential bid. He campaigned last week in New Jersey for Republican Chris Christie.
New Jersey and Virginia are the only states electing governors this year. Both stand as an early referendum on President Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress and are important for the GOP’s hopes of bouncing back in the 2010 congressional races.
Pawlenty becomes the latest Republican governor to campaign with McDonnell in Virginia. Others include Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal and Mississippi’s Haley Barbour, the chairman of the Republican Governors Association.