NYT: Muslims Disaffected By Obama Campaign Tactics
The New York Times reports this morning that many Muslim voters are feeling disaffected by the Obama campaign's efforts to distance the candidate from the perception that is aligned with Muslim interests or is himself a Muslim. "A lot of us are waiting for him to say that there's nothing wrong with being a Muslim, by the way," said Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, the first Muslim elected to Congress and a very early endorser of Obama.

Both Candidates Go West To Talk About The Environment
Barack Obama will be in Las Vegas today for a campaign event discussing energy policy and green jobs, an effort to appeal to voters in this swing state by emphasizing environmental issues. John McCain will be in Santa Barbara to discuss environmental issues -- an interesting choice of venue, as the Los Angeles Times points out, given that this city is where candidates usually go to talk about how they oppose offshore drilling.

Clinton Campaign To Supporters: We Still Need Money
Hillary Clinton's defunct campaign yesterday sent out an e-mail to supporters, asking for money to help with the candidate's $20 million debt. "By helping us pay off our campaign debt, you're not just helping Hillary elect a Democratic president and grow our majority in Congress," the e-mail said. "You're making it possible for her to work as hard as she can on the issues we care about."

Dobson: Obama Distorting The Bible
James Dobson is clearly worried about Barack Obama's efforts to reach out to religious voters -- he's dedicated a section of today's pre-taped radio show to bashing Obama's arguments against directly applying biblical laws to public policy. "I think he's deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own worldview, his own confused theology," said Dobson.

Poll: GOP Senate Nominee Gets Anti-Bounce After Primary Victory
A new Rasmussen poll of New Mexico suggests that GOP nominee Steve Pearce's political stock has in fact gone down in the wake of his narrow primary victory. Pearce trails Democratic nominee Tom Udall 58%-30% for this open Republican-held seat -- worse than his showing before the primary, when he was behind 53%-37%.

McCain Campaign To Nevada Gov: Thanks, But No Thanks
This is fun. The McCain campaign has signaled that its not terribly enamored of scandal-plagued Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, passing over him for the title of state campaign chair. This honorary job almost always goes to a party's governor, but will instead go to the lieutenant governor in this case.