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 Minnesota, the latest Rasmussen poll<\/a> shows Hennepin County Attorney [tag]Amy Klobuchar[\/tag] (D) continuing to lead Rep. [tag]Mark Kennedy[\/tag] (R) in the state’s open Senate race, 50% to 38%. The governor’s race, however, is shifting back<\/a> towards the incumbent, with Gov. [tag]Tim Pawlenty[\/tag] (R) regaining the lead over state Attorney General [tag]Mike Hatch[\/tag] (D), 46% to 36%.<\/p>\n * Both of New York’s big statewide races are completely one-sided according to the latest Rasmussen numbers. In the gubernatorial race<\/a>, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer (D) now leads former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso (R), 62% to 21%. In the Senate race<\/a>, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) enjoys similar support, leading both of her GOP rivals — K.T. McFarland and Yonkers Mayor John Spencer — 61% to 31%.<\/p>\n * In California, a Field Poll released late last week showed Sen. [tag]Dianne Feinstein[\/tag] (D) with a comfortable lead<\/a> over former state Sen. [tag]Dick Mountjoy[\/tag] (R), 56% to 34%. The financial advantage at this point is fairly ridiculous: as Roll Call noted, Feinstein closed the second quarter with more than $8 million in the bank, compared to $21,000 for Mountjoy.<\/p>\n * The longest serving Senator in U.S. history, Sen. [tag]Robert Byrd[\/tag] (D-W.Va.), appears to be in good shape winning another term. The latest Rasmussen poll<\/a> shows Byrd leading media magnate [tag]John Raese[\/tag] (R), 56% to 31%.<\/p>\n