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:<\/p>\n
* Rudy Giuliani acknowledged yesterday that he still believes, as he’s said publicly before, that there should be public funding for some abortions<\/a>. When asked directly Wednesday if he still agreed with his 1989 position on the use of public funds for abortions, Giuliani told CNN’s Dana Bash, “Yes. If it would deprive someone of a constitutional right. If that’s the status of the law, yes.” I wonder what GOP primary voters will think about this?<\/p>\n * Newt Gingrich, still reeling about suggesting Spanish is the language of the “ghetto,” backpedaled a little more<\/a> yesterday, delivering a video statement — in Spanish and English — in which he concedes his word choice was “poor.” Gingrich did not apologize, but insisted his comments were not an “attack” on Spanish. He added that he has been taking Spanish lessons “for some time now.”<\/p>\n * Mitt Romney told a New Hampshire audience this week, “I purchased a gun when I was a young man. I’ve been a hunter pretty much all my life.” As it turns out, that’s largely false<\/a> — he’s hunted twice, once at age 15, and again last year.<\/p>\n * Al Franken, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Minnesota, raised $1.3 million<\/a> in the first quarter, an impressive tally for a rookie candidate. Will the figure discourage potential primary opponents? We’ll see.<\/p>\n * The Democratic National Committee announced today that it will sanction<\/a> six Democratic debates, one per month, starting in July 2007.<\/p>\n