Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling told the Richmond Times Dispatch the “political ups and downs” of the Ken Cuccinelli (R) and Terry McAuliffe (D) campaigns in the five weeks since he announced his decision not to run for governor as an independent have given him second thoughts.

Said Bolling: “If I have one regret about the decision it’s that I wish I had waited longer. Because if I had waited longer I think we may have (seen) the direction these campaigns were going and that may have made it easier to raise more money.”

Even though a big majority of recently polled Michigan voters don’t know who Mark Schauer (D) and Bart Stupak (D) are, a new EPIC/MRA poll finds the two politicians are in a dead heat with Gov. Rick Snyder in head-to-head matchups for the 2014 gubernatorial election.

Said pollster Bernie Porn: “If they’re running even with Snyder and no one knows who they are, that’s an indication that Snyder is losing support.”

A new Public Policy Polling survey in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district finds Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) leading Mark Sanford (R), 50% to 41%.

Former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) told the Sioux Falls Argus Leader she is seriously considering a run for the U.S. Senate and plans to make her decision soon.

Said Herseth Sandlin: “I know that for the benefit of a lot of (Democratic activists) who are energized and want to get out there and get behind a whole slate of candidates, the sooner the folks can make decisions and we can recruit other candidates in other races, the better. I’m hoping to make that decision in the upcoming weeks.”

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, “who infamously sent lewd photos from his @RepWeiner Twitter account two years ago-ultimately leading to his resignation-has signed back up on the social media service. He’s now under the handle @AnthonyWeiner,” the New York Observer reports.

Jon Hunstman has “begun dipping his toe back into the political pond–traversing the country at a brisk pace and delivering meaty op-eds and speeches that pointedly address the woes of his party… But when asked if the reception he’s receiving indicates there’s an appetite for another White House run, it’s clear he’s not even sure of the answer,” David Catanese reports.

Said Hunstman: “I don’t know. It’s way premature.”

A new USC Price/Los Angeles Times poll finds Eric Garcetti has opened a commanding 10-point lead in the Los Angeles mayor’s race over rival Wendy Greuel, 50% to 40%.

The poll suggests Greuel’s “dogged fight to win the backing of public employee unions appears to be undercutting her on her home turf in the San Fernando Valley… The survey also found no sign of success for Greuel’s effort to gain an edge among women by highlighting her potential to make history as the city’s first female mayor. Women preferred Garcetti, 50% to 41%.”

A new Western New England University poll in Massachusetts finds that Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) leads Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) in a Democratic Senate primary, 44% to 34%.

On the GOP side, Gabriel Gomez (R) is slightly ahead of Michael Sullivan (R), 33% to 27%.

Also interesting: “In hypothetical match-ups for the general election, both Democrats fare better than their Republican counterparts, although the numbers indicate Lynch is more likely to defeat any GOP Senate hopefuls.”

What’s not clear is how accurate a poll conducted in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings will prove in the end.