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
* Rep. [tag]Katherine Harris[\/tag] (R-Fla.) may have a good reason for holding back<\/a> on spending her $10 million inheritance — she’s still losing badly. In a new Mason-Dixon poll<\/a> in Florida, Harris trails incumbent Sen. [tag]Bill Nelson[\/tag] (D) by 15 points, 51% to 35%.<\/p>\n * In New York, a new Quinnipiac poll<\/a> shows state Attorney General [tag]Eliot Spitzer[\/tag] (D) with almost-ridiculous leads over all of his gubernatorial challengers. In the Dem primary, Spitzer leads Thomas Suozzi, 69% to 14%. Against the Republicans, Spitzer leads Randy Daniels, William Weld, and John Faso by the same margin, 66% to 18%.<\/p>\n * New Rasmussen data from Pennsylvania offers good news and bad news for both parties. In the state’s Senate race, Rasmussen shows<\/a> state Treasurer [tag]Bob Casey[\/tag] (D) leading Sen. [tag]Rick Santorum[\/tag] (R), 48% to 38%. The 10-point lead is slightly smaller than it has been recently. In the gubernatorial race<\/a>, Rasmussen has Gov. [tag]Ed Rendell[\/tag] (D) clinging to a narrow lead over football player [tag]Lynn Swann[\/tag] (R), 44% to 41%.<\/p>\n * In Virginia, Sen. [tag]George Allen[\/tag] (R-Va.) looks pretty strong in his re-election effort this year, leading his Dem rivals by more than 20 points each in the latest Rasmussen poll<\/a>. Allen leads James Webb (D), 54% to 30%, and Harris Miller (D), 56% to 27%. On the other hand, the state is still learning about the Dems, some national figures are showing interest<\/a> in helping beat Allen, and Allen has been sloppy lately, admitting that he finds the Senate boring<\/a>.<\/p>\n