Campaign Update: Fundraising galore, Dean backs Gillibrand

Check out my fundraising roundup from yesterday, and keep an eye out for updates throughout the day today.

The ever-useful Swing State Project rounds up the major House fundraising reports from the second quarter, and finds the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) Patriot program paying some dividends.

We finally have video of Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) playing Sen. Paul Simon on Saturday Night Live during the Clarence Thomas hearings.

Minnesota Assistant Senate Majority Leader Tarryl Clark will reportedly join the Democratic field to face Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.).

New North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue’s (D) approval numbers are the only thing higher than Sen. Roland Burris’s (D-Ill.).

Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Howard Dean endorses Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in her primary with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.).

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D) is raising big money. Will he stick by his assertion that he’s not eyeing the governor’s mansion and a race against Gov. David Paterson (D)?