TUESDAY’S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP….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.
* Rahm Emanuel will formally give up his House seat on Friday. It falls to Rod Blagojevich, of all people, to set a date for a special election. There are as many as 11 Democrats eyeing the race.
* As of right now, Al Franken leads Norm Coleman by 50 votes.
* The Coleman campaign yesterday offered a list of rejected absentee ballots that they say should be counted, but they’re all from Republican strongholds. Coleman’s team is also gearing up to go after state election officials.
* CNN did a national poll on whether Caroline Kennedy is qualified to serve as a U.S. senator. A 52% majority said she is, while 42% said she isn’t. There was a sizable gender gap.
* Candidates vying to be the chairman of the Republican National Committee may engage in a “special forum,” in which each contender would outline their visions for the party’s future.
* Hopes that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius might run for the Senate in 2010 would be dashed if she becomes the chancellor of the University of Kansas, as is now rumored.
