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
* A reporter asked John McCain whether he’d consider ending his presidential campaign in light of his sagging poll numbers and subpar fundraising totals. “That’s ridiculous<\/a>,” McCain said. “Why in the world would I want to do that? It would be nuts.” McCain noted that the first primary contests are a full six months away and said voters won’t start paying close attention until the fall. “I don’t know why I would even remotely consider such a thing in the month of June or July,” he said. Sometimes, once those questions start, they’re hard to stop.<\/p>\n * Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) is apparently a little sensitive<\/a> about his position on Bush’s immigration bill: “Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback yesterday voted both for and against the immigration bill, explaining that he wanted to show his support for an overhaul but not President Bush’s legislation. When voting began on whether to advance the measure that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, the Kansas senator voted ‘yes.’ About 10 minutes later, Brownback switched his vote to ‘no.'”<\/p>\n * The Hill<\/a>: “The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and a ramped-up draft movement are upping the pressure on former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D) to enter the race against vulnerable Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) as she pulls far ahead in polling. The DSCC yesterday sent out a release that showed Shaheen, who repeatedly has said she has not made a decision about entering the race, leading Sununu by a whopping 28 percentage points.”<\/p>\n