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.
* Club for Growth Chairman Pat Toomey stepped down from his position this morning, almost certainly in advance of a Senate campaign against Sen. Arlen Specter (R) of Pennsylvania.
* In New York's 20th, Democrat Scott Murphy now leads Republican Jim Tedisco by 35 votes.
* New York City Michael Bloomberg has worked to gain multiple ballot slots as he seeks a third term, and has been largely successful. Bloomberg will be the Republican nominee, despite having left the GOP in 2007. He will also be the Independence Party nominee.
* Is Sen. Richard Burr (R) vulnerable in his re-election prospects in North Carolina next year? It sure looks like it.
* Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) must be pretty worried about next year's Republican primary.
* There's apparently some kind of rule requiring every likely presidential candidate to write a book, and apparently, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) is sticking to the rules.
* On a related note, it's one of those rumors I find very hard to believe, but New York magazine's John Heilemann said over the weekend that Jindal is thinking about running against Sen. David Vitter (R) next year. Don't count on it.
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