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
* In Pennsylvania, Sen. [tag]Rick Santorum[\/tag] (R) isn’t closing the gap with [tag]Bob Casey[\/tag]; he’s falling further behind. According to a new Quinnipiac poll<\/a>, Casey now leads Santorum 52% to 34%. The 18-point margin is five points higher than a month ago in a similar Quinnipiac poll. Overall, only 38% approve of the job Santorum is doing and a similar percentage believe Santorum deserves another term.<\/p>\n * Speaking of Quinnipiac, a new statewide poll in New York shows that William Weld’s decision to drop out of the state’s gubernatorial race hasn’t done much to help his GOP rival, [tag]John Faso[\/tag]. According to the new poll<\/a>, [tag]Elliot Spitzer[\/tag] (D) leads Faso by a stunning 46 points, 66% to 20%. Spitzer leads his primary opponent, Thomas Suozzi, by an even larger margin, 76% to 13%.<\/p>\n * Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman [tag]Rahm Emanuel[\/tag] (D-Ill.) announced yesterday that he will not stay on<\/a> as DCCC chair for another election cycle, regardless of what happens in November, citing family commitments. Party officials have urged Emanuel to keep the post, but he told The Hill yesterday, “I served one term, and my kids are all at a certain point. They’ve had it.” Emanuel has three children under 10.<\/p>\n * Speaking of the party committees, with less than five months to go before the elections, Dems enjoy a sizable cash-on-hand advantage<\/a> for the first time, well, ever. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has $33.5 million cash, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee has $18.3 million. Similarly, the DCCC has $24.5 million cash on hand, as compared to the National Republican Congressional Committee’s $21.9 million.<\/p>\n