This weekend Liz went out and did some canvassing in our neighborhood as part of Moveon's campaign to reach out to infrequent voters. She received a list of people in our area who are likely to be Kerry supporters but might not vote, and went to encourage them to get off their lazy asses.
The results were less than inspiring.
Of 8 people she actually spoke to (it was a short list, and many weren't home), 4 were planning to vote for Kerry and 4 were planning to vote for Bush. At first glance, this highly unscientific survey would mirror the national polls - pretty evenly split. What worries me, though, is that this is in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, a liberal, though relatively wealthy, neighborhood in a very liberal city. If we're evenly split in Queen Anne, what hope do we have in, say, Issaquah? Des Moines? Cleveland?
So what I'm saying is don't assume that your state or your district or your precinct is already decided and your vote won't matter. I'm thinking particularly of my friends and family who live in Washington, New York, and Maryland. Washington is decidedly a swing state, while New York and Maryland are not considered swinging. Don't believe it. It matters. The polls are crap.
Vote early, vote often, vote Kerry.
