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
* The election was three days ago, but it’s worth noting that there are still 11 races that remain undecided. Taegan Goddard offers a helpful list<\/a>: CT-2, FL-13, GA-12, NC-8, NM-1, OH-2, OH-15, WA-8, and WY-AL. Moreover, LA-2 and TX-23 will be decided by run-off elections.<\/p>\n * Thanks to Democratic gains in the West, Denver hopes to capitalize<\/a> in its quest to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention. USA Today noted that officials involved in Denver’s bid for the convention say “their prospects against rival New York City improved on Tuesday as Colorado voters put a decidedly Democratic stamp on the state.” Denver City Council member Rosemary Rodriguez, who serves on the city’s convention bid committee, said, “I think our chances are now better.”<\/p>\n * Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, was rewarded for his service by being named chairman again for the 2008 cycle<\/a>. Since the party went +6 and took back the majority, I suppose this isn’t a surprise.<\/p>\n * Voters in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district elected Democrat Keith Ellison to Congress this week, making Ellison the first-ever Muslim to serve on Capitol Hill. As the NYT noted<\/a>, his election was celebrated by Muslims in the U.S., and even oversees, who saw his victory “as a sign of acceptance and a welcome antidote to their faith’s sinister image.”<\/p>\n * An interesting tidbit from Tennessee’s Senate race: Sen.-elect Bob Corker (R), who was mayor of Chattanooga for four years, won the race despite loosing the vote in Chattanooga<\/a>. (thanks to S.T. for the tip)<\/p>\n * In Chicago, Democratic Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr. and Luis Gutierrez had considered mayoral campaigns against incumbent Richard M. Daley, but announced<\/a> yesterday that they want to stay in Congress now that Dems are in the majority. “I am excited, eager and downright giddy about the prospects in Washington,” said Mr. Jackson, above, who is the only Illinois lawmaker on the House Appropriations Committee.<\/p>\n