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
* Don’t look now, but Tennessee’s Senate race is becoming a key Democratic pick-up opportunity. In a new Rasmussen poll<\/a> released this morning, Rep. [tag]Harold Ford[\/tag] (D), trailing [tag]Bob Corker[\/tag] (R) by 12 points in July, is now only behind by one, 45% to 44%. As Rasmussen noted, “The new numbers show Ford faring better with his base than Corker. The Democrat earns support from 84% of Democrats versus 77% of Republicans who say they’ll support Corker.” (thanks to reader S.T. for the tip)<\/p>\n * Speaking of Tennessee, the Senate race is competitive, but the gubernatorial campaign is not. A new Rasmussen poll<\/a> shows incumbent Gov. [tag]Phil Bredesen[\/tag] (D) crushing Republican State Sen. [tag]Jim Bryson[\/tag], 58% to 31%. In all, a third of Republicans in the state say they plan to support their Democratic governor for re-election.<\/p>\n * In Wisconsin, a new Research 2000 poll<\/a> confirms other recent polling and shows Gov. [tag]Jim Doyle[\/tag] (D) with a fairly comfortable lead over Rep. [tag]Mark Green[\/tag] (R), 49% to 41%. The most Rasmussen poll<\/a> showed Doyle ahead by the exact same margin.<\/p>\n * Michigan’s gubernatorial race remains too close to call, with a new Rasmussen poll<\/a> showing Amway heir [tag]Dick DeVos[\/tag] (R) with a narrow lead over Gov. [tag]Jennifer Granholm[\/tag] (D), 48% to 46%. Since February, six out of seven Rasmussen polls in Michigan have shown these two candidates within two points of each other.<\/p>\n