Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:
* Connecticut’s Dem Senate primary is getting a little closer, though Sen. [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag] (D) still enjoys a sizable lead. According to a new Rasmussen poll, Lieberman leads businessman [tag]Ned Lamont[/tag] (D), 51% to 31% among Connecticut Dems.
* According to the latest Elway poll in Washington state, incumbent Sen. [tag]Maria Cantwell[/tag] (D) continues to lead businessman [tag]Mike McGavick[/tag] (R), 52% to 23%. McGavick has spending freely to help boost his statewide name recognition, but so far, Cantwell is above the 50% threshold, and McGavick can’t close the gap (via Taegan Goddard).
* New York’s gubernatorial campaign still looks like a rather dull affair, with state Attorney General [tag]Eliot Spitzer[/tag] (D) enjoying a commanding lead over his GOP rivals — this time, among Republican voters. According to a new Siena College poll, Spitzer’s lead over [tag]William Weld[/tag] and [tag]John Faso[/tag] among Republicans is in the double digits.
* Speaking of New York, the same Siena College poll shows Sen. Hillary Clinton leading her GOP rivals by 25 points or more.
* Last week, a Rhode Island College poll showed Sen. [tag]Linc Chafee[/tag] (R) with a big lead over former state Attorney General [tag]Sheldon Whitehouse[/tag] (D), 51% to 32%. This week, the latest Rasmussen poll shows a much closer race, with Chafee ahead, 44% to 41%. In the unlikely chance Cranston Mayor [tag]Stephen Laffey[/tag] (R) beats Chafee in a GOP primary, Whitehouse would beat him easily, 51% to 32%.
* And in Florida, Congress Daily reported (no link available) that Rep. [tag]Mark Foley[/tag] (R) said the chances of him taking on Rep. [tag]Katherine Harris[/tag] (R) in Florida’s GOP Senate primary are “very, very…slim.” Foley noted with some enthusiasm, however, that state House Speaker [tag]Allan Bense[/tag] might throw his hat into the ring.