Drudge is reporting the following:

MORE MCCAIN MUTINY: Staff defections continue, sources say… members of the press shop for the campaign will be announcing they are leaving Monday… Developing…

Not good especially since a good chunk of the political “talent” is already taken by the other candidates and those who haven’t been will be leary to jump aboard. I guess McCain could gather together the thousands upon thousands of Gilmore supporters and staffers who just lost a job… (yes I was being sarcastic).

The Kaiser Family Foundation just launched a Web site called Health08.org which looks at all aspects of the heathcare debate and its role in the 2008 elections. Very informative so make sure to check it out.

Newsweek has the story and I have to say its more interesting than I originally thought. It seems like the chaos and turf wars inside the campaign was quite extensive.

From the Associated Press:

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore ended his long-shot campaign for presidency on Saturday, acknowledging he couldn’t raise enough money.

The former Republican National Committee chairman is the first of the 10 GOP presidential candidates to drop out. He barely registered in the polls, and his latest financial disclosure report showed him with about $90,000 in cash on hand.

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According to the Cincinnati Enquirer the Ohio State Senate is considering a move of their primary to Jan. 29 in 2008 potentially sharing a date with Florida.