You know, if I were one of the lesser-known Republican candidates, I might try to get to West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek, N.C., by 5 p.m. today, where Obama is holding one of his pass-my-jobs-plan rallies. A GOP candidate could get a lot of attention by showing up and making the argument that the jobs plan — already rejected by vulnerable Democrats like Jon Tester of Montana and Ben Nelson of Nebraska — represents a smaller rerun of the stimulus policies that failed to bring down unemployment.

Tomorrow night there’s another GOP debate, but presuming a GOP candidate could catch a late flight to Las Vegas, they could try to pop up at one of Obama’s stops in Jamestown, N.C., Emporia, Va., or Hampton, Va.