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
* We can just about close the book on Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race. A new Rasmussen poll<\/a> shows incumbent Gov. Ed Rendell (D) well ahead of retired football player Lynn Swann (R), 57% to 40%. Both candidates have largely wrapped support from their parties, but Rendell enjoys a big lead among unaffiliated voters, 64% to 35%.<\/p>\n * Considering how uncompetitive the race is, it’s hardly worth watching anymore, but a new Quinnipiac poll<\/a> shows Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) trouncing Republican challenger John Spencer, 65% to 30%. This is virtually unchanged from a 66% to 31% Clinton lead on October 5.<\/p>\n * In Georgia, the latest Rasmussen poll<\/a> shows the gubernatorial race to be a largely one-sided affair. Incumbent Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) now leads Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor (D), 58% to 32%. That’s an 11-point improvement for Perdue since the last poll.<\/p>\n * In Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race, which Republicans had hoped to make competitive, Gov. Jim Doyle (D) will apparently cruise to a second term. A new Wisconsin Public Radio poll<\/a> shows Doyle ahead of Rep. Mark Green (R), 51% to 38%.<\/p>\n