ROMNEY RAISES $23 MILLION

McCain lags behind at $12.5 million (Associated Press). McCain campaign manager Terry Nelson stated the obvious when he said, “we had hoped to do better” (Washington Post). Meanwhile, Tom Tancredo (R-CO) throws his hat in the ring for ’08 race (New York Times). And Michael Barone outlines “Three Scenarios for ‘08” (Townhall.com).