Chuck Schumer is spending New Year’s Eve in Iraq with troops. [Spin Cycle]
Joe Klein thinks there’s no particular place or need for Michael Bloomberg or any other third-party candidate in this election. [Swampland]
Matthew Yglesias more or less agrees, writing, "You could imagine a third party campaign based on Ron Paul’s brand of libertarian nationalism, but all Boren, Bloomberg, et. al. have are platitudes" [Matthew Yglesias]
John “McCain has more lobbyists raising funds for his presidential bid than do any of his rivals.” [Washington Post]
Mitt Romney goes positive in his “closing argument” ad. [YouTube]
McCain responds to Romney’s previous attacks in “Respect.” [YouTube]
Mark Halperin reports John Edwards has bought T.V. time in Iowa for the caucus eve. [The Page]
Kirsten Gillibrand delivered the national Democratic radio address this weekend. [The Albany Project]
And Mike Huckabee will make a caucus eve appearance on Jay Leno. [The Hollywood Reporter]
