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
* It didn’t take too long for Rudy Giuliani’s rivals to jump on his Planned Parenthood contributions. John McCain’s top campaign strategist told the LA Times<\/a>, “He’s well outside the mainstream of rank-and-file Republicans on this issue, not only as someone who is pro-abortion, but someone who has supported one of the most radical pro-abortion groups in the country.” Expect more of this.<\/p>\n * While most of the nation’s Democratic governors have so far steered clear of endorsing presidential candidates, two high-profile governors are poised to throw their weight behind Hillary Clinton. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) will endorse Clinton<\/a> at an event in Annapolis today, followed by New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D), who will announce his support next week.<\/p>\n * CNN<\/a>: “Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Tuesday that he worked for a hedge fund to learn more about financial markets and their relationship to poverty in the United States. Edwards won’t disclose how much he got paid as a consultant to Fortress Investment Group, but said he did keep the money. ‘It was primarily to learn, but making money was a good thing, too.'” <\/p>\n * The media seems to be having quite a bit of fun ridiculing Barack Obama for overstating<\/a> the death toll in Kansas’ recent tornadoes. Obama told an a Virginia audience that “10,000” people had died. He meant to say, “10.”<\/p>\n