- Hillary Clinton dined with New Hampshirites yesterday, and the Post says it's part of her plan to build up a "firewall" in the state should Iowa go wrong.
- Tom Tancredo says boot the Mexicans, but keep their enchiladas.
- Ron Paul has won the endorsement of a Nevada brothel owner. Dennis Hof owns Moonlite BunnyRanch, outside of Carson City, and said he will be putting a box outside his establishment where prostitutes (and presumably their patrons) can deposit donations to Paul's campaign. But by far the most amusing aspect of this tale is the mental image of Tucker Carlson, on the road with Paul for an assignment, emerging from a limousine with Paul, Hof, and two prostitutes en route to a news conference. Carlson described Hof as a "good friend" of his.
- Chris Dodd became the fourth candidate to qualify for public funds, joining McCain, Tancredo, and John Edwards.
- The Economist evaluates Mike Huckabee's folksy charm. Notable line: "There are no perfect candidates. We had one 2,000 years ago, but we crucified him."
- Barbra Streisand announced today that she is endorsing Hillary Clinton.
- A few days old now, but Political Punch has an interesting post on a remarkably reasonable 1996 speech by Rudy Giuliani about why government services should be provided to undocumented immigrants: "It's not only to protect them, but to protect rest of society, as well."
- Bill Richardson has been busy trotting all over Iowa, hitting 95 of the state's 99 counties.
- McCain has a new ad touting his maverick cred.
- Huckabee's campaign is pushing his second-place finish in a recent poll in Florida. He drew 17 percent, while Giuliani pulled 26 percent. Another 18 percent said they were still undecided.
- Mitt Romney attempted to clarify his remarks about whether he would appoint a Muslim to his cabinet.
- More than 5,000 video submissions were in by the Sunday night deadline for tomorrow's Republican CNN/YouTube debate, which is 2,000 more than the Democratic incantation of the debate garnered back in July. The candidates will answer approximately 40 of them in the two-hour debate, which is slated to begin at 8 p.m. EST on Wednesday.
- And finally: Tired of all the horserace coverage? Vent your aggressions by downloading this free cell phone game in which you can be and punch out the candidate of your choosing.
--Kate Sheppard
