Political bits

(Ambinder) Giuliani's camp tries to play down Iowa and N.H., reiterating their Feb. 5 tsunami strategy. (In other words, likely to lose the early states where people actually meet the candidates, but we can advertise our boy to people who don't know him.)

(Politico) National Right to Life will endorse Thompson.

(Politicalwire) The Dems (Udall) look extremely likely to pick up retiring Republican Senator Domenici's seat in New Mexico. (Bill Richardson had better get that VP post.)