The American Spectator

Washington Prowler

p> A NIGHTHORSE IN THE RACE br> Republicans in the Senate have asked Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell about his re-election plans in 2004. The former Democrat, who crossed over to the good guys back in 1995, has not made it clear whether he will or will not run for another term. /p>

Republicans hope he will, if only to scare off prospective Democrats who might have eyes on a potentially winnable seat for them. Rep. Mark Udall has said that he would be interested in running for that seat, and some Democrats in the Rocky Mountain State remain convinced that former Sen. Gary Hart has his eyes set more on running for the Senate seat than on running for president.

"If you're Hart, would you rather raise $10 million for a Senate run or five or six times that to run for the presidential nomination?" asks a Democratic National Committee delegate from Colorado. "Some of us think he'll run for either if he thinks he can pull in the money."

p> MUM'S THE WORD br> Jewish groups have gotten a pretty clear view of the courage their longtime Democratic friends have exhibited over Rep. Jim Moran 's anti-Semitic comments. According to a staffer for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, it and several other groups, including the American Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Committee, had pressed hard for such senators as John Edwards ,

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