I'd like to think that both parties could embrace the following:

(1) the more people who vote the better;

(2) the more people who vote on issues, instead of canned rhetoric the better;

(3) the fewer issues of voter fraud, the better;

(4) the fewer issues that arise about confusing ballots or persons being denied the vote, or from being deterred from voting, the better;

(5) the lower the need for getting courts involved, the better;

(6) the lower the reasons for either party to complain that their voters were disenfranchised, the better.

I'm driving persons to the polls. It is through a non-partisan group that helps get out the elderly. I don't know how the people who I am driving vote. But they should be given the right to vote. If any party tries to interfere with this effort because they don't like how they think the demographics are shaping up, I'll be pissed.

I have no problems with the parties making arrangements to drive people who they think will vote their way. Just don't get in the way of us who are trying to make it easier to get people to vote, period.

As far as the polling data, I don't know about it generally. I've read so much about how my state is a battle ground in so many races, and it really hasn't been. Maybe it will be this year, but I don't know.

Here is what I'm seeing anecdotally. I'm see a lot of Obama signs, a lot of signs for the Democratic candidate for Senate, some signs for the local Democratic candidates for Representative or local races. Some signs for nonpartisan races.

And one McCain/Palin sign. I looked for this specifically driving to work this morning. I drive about 2 miles through residential communities to get to the freeway. And I looked for McCain signs and for signs supporting the Republican candidates.

And they just weren't there. Except that one.

I'm not willing to conclude whether that is meaningful at this point. Maybe there are problems getting hands on signs for the Republicans. I also live in a very Blue area.

But this isn't usual. I've lived in this community for 18 years, and I've never seen so few signs for the opposing party this close to the election. My guess is that the families who are reliably Republican in the past will vote Republican this time. They just aren't enthused enough about the McCain/Palin ticket to put a sign up.

This might be meaningless. I find it more meaningful that some of the polls out there though.