Friday Evening Round-Up

I know I've been begging a lot, but both Larry LaRocco and Rick Noriega are within just $50 of an even $500. Let's get them both to $500 this weekend - only $50 more each! And, while we're at it, Andrew Rice is only $109 from an even $2,000. If we can drum up the $198 needed to get both LaRocco and Noriega to $500 and Rice to $2,000, I promise I won't beg again... for a little while at least.

South Carolina: Did Lindsey Graham roll over on the Michael Mukasey for Attorney General nomination in order to score a fundraiser with George W. Bush?

Kentucky: Democrats will go after Mitch McConnell in Kentucy, hard. And with the KY-GOP about to be dealt a sharp rebuke next week, the KY-Dems will have the momentum.

South Dakota: Could ultraconservative Gov. Mike Rounds be planning a Senate bid after all? Well, he did have a meeting at NRSC HQ.

New Mexico: WaPo's Cillizza offers further thoughts on Congressman Tom Udall considering a Senate bid. Says Cillizza, "there is little doubt in the Washington political world that he will be a candidate." That's reassuring. Now, we just need to hear from the Congressman. While you're thinking about it, help out the Draft Udall movement.

Maine: Kudos to the Maine College Democrats who put out a phenomenal campaign video laying out how we all benefit from the change from Susan Collins to Tom Allen (HT: AmericaBlog):