Quick '08 Update

- First off, a reminder to watch tonight's Democratic presidential candidate debate at Dartmouth College. The debate will kick off at 9pm and will be moderated by Tim Russert, host of "Meet the Press."

- Also, John Edwards kicks off the MTV/MySpace Presidential Dialogues tomorrow.

- Mitt Romney announced the finalists in his Create Your Own Ad contest. Check them out on Romney's website.

- John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama addressed the Change to Win coalition yesterday. Edwards, who has courted Unions extensively, drew the most applause. (Related side note: Edwards and Obama have both walked picket lines.)

- I wonder if Duncan Hunter will follow on his promise to cut off Federal Funding to Columbia University for hosting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

- As the third quarter of fundraising comes to a close, campaigns are reaching out to donors in different ways. Take (for example) John McCain, who uses NFL great Roger Staubach to encourage supporters to get in the game. In a different tone, Joe Biden challenged his supporters to stop Republicans from expoliting 9/11, an issue that Chris Dodd has also spoken out on.

- For more on America's Mayor and his $9.11 entry-fee for fundraisers, check out CNN.

- Be sure to note Newt Gingrich's blog post on Mike Huckabee's website. Gingrich was a guest blogger on Huckabee's Vertical Day campaign.

- Barack Obama has been hyping his rally in New York City tomorrow. His campaign put out the teaser video below to get people "fired up:"

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