Wednesday’s political round-up

My new daily feature about campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:

* A week after the RNC said helping Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum keep his seat is the party’s top ‘06 priority, DNC Chairman Howard Dean said the party would do “anything we can” to defeat the senator next year.

* The ongoing quest to find a Republican willing to take on Hillary Clinton next year continues, but William Brenner, a Sullivan County attorney, apparently intends to give it a shot. Brenner’s political experience is limited to getting trounced by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D) last year.