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
* A new Siena College poll in New York shows state Attorney General [tag]Eliot Spitzer[\/tag] crushing<\/a> his Dem primary opponent, [tag]Tom Suozzi[\/tag], 72% to 11% among likely Democratic voters. That is very much in line with a similar poll from December that showed Spitzer leading 72% to 8%. The results had to be discouraging for Suozzi, who recently completed an expensive TV ad campaign.<\/p>\n * In related news, the same Siena College poll showed former Assembly minority leader [tag]John Faso[\/tag] with a narrow lead<\/a> over former Massachusetts Gov. [tag]William Weld[\/tag] in New York’s Republican gubernatorial primary. The poll was skewed a bit, however, because former Secretary of State Randy Daniels was included, but has since dropped out of the race.<\/p>\n * Sen. [tag]Joe Lieberman[\/tag] (D-Conn.) is principally concerned with a primary challenge from Ned Lamont, but in the meantime, a handful of Republicans are lining up for the race. Yesterday, [tag]Alan Schlesinger[\/tag], a former six-term state representative and mayor of Derby, threw his hat into the ring<\/a>. Schlesinger will take on Paul Streitz in an August primary.<\/p>\n * In New Jersey, a new Rasmussen poll<\/a> shows state Sen. [tag]Tom Kean[\/tag], Jr. (R) opening up a surprising lead over Sen. [tag]Robert Menendez[\/tag] (D) in this year’s Senate race, 43% to 36%. This conflicts with a more reliable poll from Rutgers-Eagleton<\/a> from last week, which showed Menendez leading, 40% to 35%.<\/p>\n