A couple of days left

I have to say that I feel pretty anxious. There are only 2 days left until the polls close and I am nervous. Hasan says Obama will win by a landslide...I am not so sure. So many things can go wrong...many places are having voting machine snafus, long lines are typically harder on Democrats, and so on.

Then again, here I am in Philly, in Pennsylvania - a battleground state and boy does it make me feel conflicted about the assuredness of the outcome. On the one hand, everywhere I go there are pro-Obama signs and posters. I woke up yesterday morning to go down to the DMV, and on the main street behind our house, there had been an outcrop of Obama Biden posters all lined up and down the middle island of the street. It was quite a visual statement - like a string of Christmas lights. On the other hand, there are SO many TV advertisements from both of them here. Some of the McCain ads are pretty good actually. It's funny...the reporters on TV often talk about the voters in suburban Philadelphia who should be voting for McCain but don't seem to be. Hearing that has made me be very careful about politics when I'm at work...I work in suburban Philadelphia, precisely where they are talking about. It's kind of strange to go from a city that is so pro-Obama to work where I am so cautious. Yet the other day a coworker, on her way off to vacation, sat down in front of me at my office and told me about her upcoming vacation plans, and then said "and I've sent off my absentee ballot...made sure I took care of that. Me and my family would be so hurt if Obama loses". This was strange, because on the face of it, she fits the demographic that the media is saying McCain is gaining ground with in Pennsylvania.

Who knows...I could be overthinking all of it. Hasan's reasoning on the landslide makes sense as well. And when I think back to the Obama rally he and I went to the day after my birthday a few weeks ago, it feels even more possible. To see over 25,000 people wake up at 5 am on a Saturday morning to hear him speak was incredible. To hear him speak was incredible. To get to experience it all in a state that matters is incredible.

I'm taking Tuesday afternoon off...I'll be working for the Obama campaign in the afternoon, helping to ensure people come out to vote. This isn't in the bag yet...