Greensboro, NC -- One of the many charms living in a small town such as Greensboro is being able to walk into the polling station, cast your vote, collect your "I Voted" sticker, then leave in the span of a few minutes. I just casted my ballot for the next President of the United States, John McCain. Silly you might say. If McCain can hold onto Virginia and Florida or Ohio, he can still very much win. I'd be shocked if Obama took my "new" home state of North Carolina.
Virginia is the "wild card" of this election. They've had the loudest voice of disapproval in the past 4 years over the Bush Administration. While Senator Jim Webb may be the face of their disgust, this once Republican bevy has changed to a key battleground state. In my trip to Blacksburg this summer, I discovered that there were more "college town liberals" than pro-gun elephants. The population in Northern Virginia has grown dramatically over the years. The closer a population is to a major city (DC), the bluer one gets.
Should be an interesting night flipping through the channels. Let's see if there is another "upset" in the making. Remember in 2004 when Kerry had a solid lead of Bush in the polls? Hopefully, the pollsters broadened their scope of interviewees this year. Otherwise, we may see Chris Matthews foaming at the mouth once again around midnight.
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