Or...as I suppose we should call it tonight, the Political Wrap-Up. Seeing as how there is no new polling tonight (save for a mildly ridiculous Rasmussen poll claiming Ben Nelson would lose by 30 points in he ran for re-election), we will stick to the campaign news. And, surprisingly, there actually is some news from the campaign trail today....

• CA-19: In a slight surprise, the GOP lost an incumbent in the final days of 2009, as Class of '94 Congressman George Radanovich announced his retirement this morning. Radanovich has represented California's Central Valley for fifteen years. There already appears to be a potentially nasty GOP primary battle brewing, as state Senator Jeff Denham is running with the blessing of Radanovich, who endorsed him in his retirement announcement this morning. Meanwhile, former Fresno Mayor Jim Patterson sounds like a candidate, and appears prepared to thrash Denham along the way. In a radio interview today, Patterson decried Denham as "part of the problem" and "a career politician." Democrats may well factor into this race, as Barack Obama did win 46% of the vote in this largely Republican district. As of this evening, no first-tier Democrats have emerged for this seat.
• RI-Gov: While the state GOP appears to be trying to entice 2006 Senate candidate Stephen Laffey into the open-seat race for Governor, another Republican name has surfaced. A top staffer in Governor Don Carcieri's administration, communications director John Robitaille, announced today that he is considering throwing his hat in the ring. In other gubernatorial news out of Little Rhody, it is now a lock--former U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee will announce an Independent bid for Governor next Monday.
• NV-Gov: He may be the most unpopular politician in America, and he is doggedly seeking a re-election bid that almost certainly will end in the state's Republican primary next year, but at least Jim Gibbons got one complication in his bid out of the way--he is now officially, and finally, divorced. The ordeal was 22 months in length, but Gibbons was spared a high-profile trial that would have further crushed his already meager political prospects.
• The Road To 2012: The critical early state of Iowa has two Republican Congressmen. And one of them is talking sweetly about a contender for the Republican nomination in 2012. A match made in heaven, without a doubt: uber-right winger Steve King hearts none other than Sarah Palin.
• Texas Politics: A good heads-up during the holiday lull from Benawu: the filing deadline for the state of Texas is coming up next Monday. He issues a potentially perilous warning out of the Lone Star State--as of this week, the majority of the GOP-held seats (12 out of 20) have no announced Democratic opponent.