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
* There was some additional movement on the delegate front over the weekend, with Obama picking up Maryland superdelegate Greg Pecoraro, and add-on delegates in Colorado and Kansas. In California, Clinton picked up three add-on delegates, and Obama got two. In all, Obama had a net gain of two (five for him, three for Clinton) over the weekend.<\/p>\n
* Obama got one more<\/a> this morning, with support from Washington State Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz.<\/p>\n * When Obama drew a crowd of 35,000 in Philadelphia last month, I assumed that would be the biggest political rally of the year. It never occurred to me that 75,000 people<\/a> would show up for an event in Portland, Oregon, but they did. (If you haven’t seen the pictures, they are quite a sight.)<\/p>\n * The DNC launched a very worthwhile project today: “McCainpedia.org<\/a> is a wiki run by the DNC’s Research, Communications, and Internet teams. The goal is to centralize research material, allowing the general public to use it as they see fit. Unlike some wikis, McCainpedia is read-only and can’t be edited by the public. This allows us to fully validate all of the information that appears, ensuring accuracy and reliability.”<\/p>\n * Last week, the Tennessee Republican Party went after Michelle Obama. Today, Barack Obama expressed his displeasure<\/a>. “If they think that they’re going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign, they should be careful, because that I find unacceptable — the notion that you start attacking my wife or my family,” he said. Obama added that the attack was “low class.”<\/p>\n * The latest polls from Suffolk University<\/a> show Clinton leading big in Kentucky, and Obama with a narrow lead in Oregon. * McCain isn’t doing too well on the fundraising front, so he’ll be relying on the Republican National Committee<\/a> for support for the rest of the campaign.<\/p>\n * McCain’s self-deprecating jokes about his age on “Saturday Night Live” may not<\/a> have been a great idea.<\/p>\n * Greg Sargent reports on some of the behind-the-scenes talks<\/a> that led to John Edwards’ withdrawal from the race in January. [corrected]<\/p>\n * On a related note, Elizabeth Edwards rejected speculation<\/a> yesterday that she might endorse Clinton.<\/p>\n * Jim Webb didn’t rule out the VP slot during a “Meet the Press” interview yesterday, but he didn’t sound like he’s interested<\/a>, either.<\/p>\n * The latest Minneapolis Star-Tribune poll<\/a> shows Sen. Norm Coleman (R) continuing to lead Al Franken (D) in one of the year’s key Senate contests, 51% to 44%. (thanks to B.D. for the heads-up)<\/p>\n
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\n* Mike Huckabee would love to be John McCain’s running mate<\/a>. What a surprise.<\/p>\n