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Really? Four months since last posting here? Sorry. I’ve been a little busy “doing Photoshops” and coding the internet for our coming pro-working-families administration and Congress. Exciting times. Sure the polls look good, but if you’re like everyone else I talk to you aren’t going to believe any of it until the ballots are counted on November 4th (and the inevitable challenges work their way through our courts).

I did get away from the computer long enough last weekend to do some volunteer door-to-door canvassing in suburban Pittsburgh and I came away feeling good about the situation on the ground. The neighborhood we visited was targeted as a traditionally conservative-leaning area: working class, not wealthy, few people of color. This is the kind of district that swings statewide votes in Pennsylvania. Our final tally came out safely on the Obama side. More important was the palpable enthusiasm gap between Obama voters (energized, eager to talk, eager to participate) and McCain voters (none of the above). Of course the small sample size and my big purple Obama shirt surely spoiled any scientific value of this survey, so don’t stop doing whatever you’ve been doing. Most importantly, don’t let yourself be this guy.

Tags: 2008 Election, Barack Obama, John McCain, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, SEIU