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
* Sen. Jon Corzine (D) continues to lead Doug Forrester in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race, but by how much depends on which poll you read. A Fairleigh Dickinson poll<\/a> has Corzine up 10 (48-38); Quinnipiac<\/a> has Corzine up four (48-44); and Monmouth University\/Gannett<\/a> has Corzine up nine (43-34). The election is just six weeks away. <\/p>\n * Speaking of polls, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) continues to lead Fernando Ferrer (D) in the city’s mayoral race. A WNBC\/Marist<\/a> poll has Bloomberg up 53% to 38%. <\/p>\n * Since formally announcing his campaign last week, top Dems from across the country have rallied behind<\/a> developer Jim Pederson (D) in his Senate race in Arizona against incumbent Sen. Jon Kyl (R). Among Pederson’s new backers is financier and philanthropist George Soros.<\/p>\n * Eighty-seven-year-old Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) announced yesterday that he will seek<\/a> a record ninth term in the Senate. “Show me another 87-year-old man who’s got the energy that I’ve got, and I’ll eat your hat,” he said.<\/p>\n