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
* So far, the media narratives haven’t quite reached<\/a> the public: “37% think Obama is arrogant (34% think McCain is arrogant.); 63% do not think Obama is arrogant. 44% think he’s acting as if he’s already won the election; 56% don’t. 72% think Obama cares about military veterans.”<\/p>\n * A platform push<\/a>: “As her chances of becoming vice president recede, some of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s supporters are pushing for the Democratic Party’s new platform to state that the primary elections ‘exposed pervasive gender bias in the media’ and to call on party leaders to take ‘immediate and public steps’ to condemn future perceived instances of bias.”<\/p>\n * Rasmussen shows McCain leading Obama in Texas<\/a> by nine, 50% to 41%.<\/p>\n * Rasmussen shows McCain leading Obama in Kentucky<\/a> by 10, 49% to 39%.<\/p>\n * Rasmussen shows McCain leading Obama in Montana<\/a> by one, 45% to 44%. * After being indicted this week, Sen. Ted Stevens’ (R-Alaska) support has dropped even further — he trails Mark Begich by 13<\/a> in the latest Rasmussen poll, 50% to 37%.<\/p>\n * For the second time, Sen. Gordon Smith, the Republican incumbent in Oregon, has highlighted his ties to Barack Obama<\/a> in a television ad.<\/p>\n
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\n* Research 2000 shows McCain leading Obama in Idaho<\/a> by 16, 53% to 37%.<\/p>\n