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.
* With Massachusetts' increasingly strange Sen. Scott Brown (R) refusing to retract or apologize for his bizarre remarks about Rachel Maddow possibly running against him, the MSNBC host took out a full-page ad in the Boston Globe today.
* In Arkansas, a new Research 2000 poll shows incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln leading Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in a Democratic primary, 44% to 31%. But in general election match-ups, Lincoln currently trails all five GOP candidates, and Halter looks stronger.
* In related news, Lincoln continues to distance herself from labor unions, but "documents show Lincoln aggressively sought the support of these 'Washington D.C. unions' several months ago --undercutting her derision for them."
* In the state of Washington, a Research 2000 poll shows incumbent Sen. Patty Murray (D) with surprisingly strong, double-digit leads over her three most credible Republican challengers, Dino Rossi, Dave Reichert, and Don Benton.
* In an interesting twist in Kentucky's Democratic Senate primary, state AG Jack Conway is hitting Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo for opposing health care reform.
* With Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.) retiring this year, Kansas Democrats have been searching for a top-tier candidate. They found one: Dennis Moore's wife, Stephene.
* In South Florida, congressional candidate Corey Poitier, an African-American Republican running in a heavily Democratic district, referred to President Obama this week as "Buckwheat."
* And believe it or not, Rick Santorum continues to pursue a presidential campaign.
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