Don'ts:
--    Try to convince people things are good/getting better - that is out of step with what they see and feel everyday.
--    Read your resume of accomplishments. Things as they are aren't good enough - explain how we will do better.
--    Talk a lot about spending - when most important is who you are fighting and who the Republicans are defending.
--    Run on the past. People are more concerned with how we get out of the mess than how we got here.

Jackson also addressed Nayak's claim to the FBI that he purchased plane tickets for a woman Nayak identified as a "social acquaintance" of Jackson.

"The reference to a social acquaintance is a private and personal matter between me and my wife that was handled some time ago," Jackson said. "I ask that you respect our privacy."

His wife, Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, who also is considering a mayoral run, issued her own statement later Tuesday saying the issue was one her family had been "privately addressing for two years."

More details on social acquaintance in Jeralyn's  Sun Times link.

Americans' desires for a third political party are as high as they have been in seven years. Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe a third major political party is needed because the Republican and Democratic Parties do a poor job of representing the American people. That is a significant increase from 2008 and ties the high Gallup has recorded for this measure since 2003.

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The desire for a third party is fairly similar across ideological groups, with 61% of liberals, 60% of moderates, and 54% of conservatives believing a third major party is needed. That is a narrower gap than Gallup has found in the past; conservatives have typically been far less likely than liberals and moderates to support the creation of a third party.

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To prep for a what he believes will be a 2012 presidential run, John Bolton is getting much more outwardly political and election oriented. He's now partnering with something called the 'Nationwide Tea Party Coalition' to sponsor a big election day event, the Election Day Tea Party. TPM

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) now tells TPM he's "not inclined" to filibuster an extension of the Bush middle-income tax cuts, even if they're not paired with a tax cut for the wealthy. He does, however, want a temporary extension of the high-income tax cuts at a minimum -- and he wants it to be paid for with unspent stimulus funds. TPM

Accused pastor crusaded against homosexuals

the most virulent anti gay crusader from the religious segment of anti gay gets caught with his, hands, in the cookie jar.

so to speak.

On Tuesday, two young men who were members of Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church filed lawsuits claiming he used his position as their spiritual counselor to coerce them into sexual relationships.