Discover GOP Opprobrium

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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:

* Shakespeare’s Sister’s Melissa McEwan resigned from John Edwards’ presidential campaign yesterday. “This was a decision I made, with the campaign’s reluctant support, because my remaining the focus of sustained ideological attacks was inevitably making me a liability to the campaign,” McEwan said Tuesday night.

* Interesting ‘08 poll from USA Today/Gallup: More than four in 10 Americans say they wouldn’t vote for a “generally well-qualified person” for president who was 72 years old. McCain will turn 72 in August 2008. Also, three in 10 Americans say they wouldn’t vote for someone who had been married three times. Giuliani has been married three times.

* On a related note, Mitt Romney’s wife joked this week, “The biggest difference between Mitt Romney and the other candidates” is that Mitt has “only had one wife.”

* We may be 20 months until Election Day 2008, but the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is already taking on some vulnerable GOP incumbents, sending pointed direct mail packages targeting senators who filibustered debate on the Iraq resolution last week. The first two targets are Sens. John Sununu (R-N.H.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.).

* Gore watchers will be interested to know that the New York Observer quoted an influential Democratic insider who says that close associates of Vice President Gore “have communicated to him and other prominent fund-raisers who are uncommitted to the other ‘08 candidates that Mr. Gore will consider entering the race — if an opening presents itself — in September.”