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
* We saw the Q1 fundraising totals for the presidential candidates a couple of weeks ago, but those numbers didn’t reflect how much of their coffers the candidates spent and how much cash they have on hand moving forward. Among the Dems, Obama raised the primary money, but Clinton leads the field<\/a> with $24 million in the bank, followed by Obama with $18 million, Edwards with $9.8 million, Dodd with $7.5 million, Richardson with $5 million, and Biden with $2.8 million. (I couldn’t find Kucinich’s cash on hand; if anyone knows, please add in comments)<\/p>\n * On the other side of the aisle, Romney leads<\/a> with $11.8 million in the bank, followed by Giuliani with $10.8 million and John McCain with $5.2 million. No other Republican candidate tops the $1 million figure.<\/p>\n * Sen. Joe Lieberman announced late last week that he’s endorsing<\/a> Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in her 2008 re-election bid and will campaign on her behalf. Lieberman’s PAC has already contributed $5,000 toward Collins’ campaign. As a reminder, Collins endorsed Lieberman after he lost the Democratic nomination to Ned Lamont last year.<\/p>\n * Former Sen. John Breaux (D), whom most expected to be the leading candidate in Louisiana’s gubernatorial race, announced on Friday that he will not run<\/a>. Breaux reportedly was unclear about his eligibility, after having lived in DC for many years.<\/p>\n