Election Roundup 5/5/08

by David Dayen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Periodically between now and the primaries on June 3, I'll be checking in with some brief election news.

? CA-04: Charlie Brown has released his first ad of the cycle.  It's a bio spot, and it's a good one.

I would have liked to have seen some specifics about the veterans care challenge, but I understand that it's well-known inside the district so maybe the allusion to it was all that was necessary.  Certainly he's taking an above-the-fray stance in the midst of the brutal primary on the other side.  I like it.

? AD-80: I bet you didn't to see CNA and SEIU supporting the same candidate in virtually anything, especially at this sensitive time, but both of them have come out in favor of Manuel Perez, in addition to the California Medical Association PAC.

? At Election Track, you can follow contributions to all of California's candidates as we head to the primary.

? CA-08: Cindy Sheehan says she has $130,000 for her challenge to Nancy Pelosi, running as an independent.

? SD-03: Here's a Joe Nation ad focusing on the environment.

Is this running anywhere?