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’s official; John and Elizabeth Edwards told People magazine that they will not endorse<\/a> either of the remaining Democratic candidates before the nominee is chosen. The Edwardses will instead save their political capital “for their own causes — his, fighting poverty; hers, fighting for universal health care.”<\/p>\n * Barack Obama picked up two more<\/a> superdelegates yesterday, getting the support of Maryland Democratic Party Chairman Michael Cryor and Vice Chairwoman Lauren Dugas Glover. Hillary Clinton also picked up a superdelegate yesterday — Democrats Abroad’s Theresa Morelli — though her support only counts as half a vote.<\/p>\n * In light of the latest numbers and endorsements, Eric Kleefeld notes that Clinton’s lead among superdelegates is down to 15<\/a>.<\/p>\n * Just as the latest USAT\/Gallup poll shows Clinton claiming the national lead among Dems, so too does a new poll from AP\/Ipsos<\/a>, which shows Clinton up by seven, 47% to 40%. In terms of the general election, Obama leads McCain by four, while Clinton leads McCain by five.<\/p>\n * National Right to Life has been doing anti-Obama robo-calls in Indiana this week, despite a state law<\/a> prohibiting such calls. NRL is taking a risk, apparently hoping to beat the law in court if challenged.<\/p>\n * Did McCain vote for Bush in 2000? Arianna Huffington said yesterday<\/a> that he privately conceded to her that he didn’t. McCain’s campaign denied the report. * I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that Clinton is going to do very well in the West Virginia primary next week. A Rasmussen poll<\/a> released yesterday showed her ahead by 29 points, 56% to 27%.<\/p>\n * In the volatile Gallup Daily Tracking poll, Obama now leads Clinton by five, 50% to 45%. * Bloomberg<\/a>: “More than 200 economists, including four Nobel prize winners, signed a letter rejecting proposals by presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John McCain to offer a summertime gas-tax holiday.”<\/p>\n * Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), a top Clinton surrogate, told MSNBC<\/a> this morning, “Thank God that we don’t have economists making necessarily public policy.”<\/p>\n * Fred Thompson<\/a> has become a McCain campaign surrogate, and is making the conservative media rounds, talking to Instapundit and Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n * Could Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) actually be vulnerable for re-election this year? It sure looks like it<\/a>.<\/p>\n * Technically, Ron Paul is still seeking<\/a> the Republican presidential nomination.<\/p>\n
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\n* The Clinton campaign decided yesterday to change the magic number<\/a> to win the nomination from 2,025 to 2,208.<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/107014\/Gallup-Daily-Democrats-Tied-Record-12th-Day.aspx<\/p>\n