Campaigns aren’t the only thing going on in the political world today. But they’re the main thing:
* Ron Paul is attracting enough Mormon support to justify a special Facebook page.
* Newt Gingrich is truly getting apocalyptic in Florida, warning evangelicals of “Second Holocaust” in Middle East.
* Meanwhile, Newt’s angel, Casino Sheldon Adelson, has arranged for his own semi-private caucus in Nevada.
* Signaling a return to normalcy after brief period of GOP angst about “electability,” Hugh Hewitt says 2012 like 1952, 1980 (you know, guaranteed Republican landslides).
* Yet again, The Donald said to be exploring third-party presidential bid.
In non-campaign news:
* Digby shows how our 1% is bigger and badder than any other country’s 1%.
* A psychiatrist charts 108 years of data on violent death rates in U.S. (including suicides), and concludes Republican presidents mean 23,000 more deaths per four-year term.
* Economist Diana Carew examines reliance of local governments on those pesky excise taxes.
Should be a relatively quiet night politically, but Tuesday could represent a definitive turning point in the presidential race. We’ll have all that manana, and I do plan a post or two as the returns from the Sunshine State come in tomorrow night.
Selah.
