Obama And McCain In Nevada

I just spent three days in Reno, Nevada, volunteering for the Obama campaign. I spoke with a lot of voters and would-be voters. I interacted with both the McCain and Obama campaigns. And, most importantly, I was lucky enough to witness democracy in action. It is a beautiful thing.

Here are some observations:

• Obama supporters are excited and want change; McCain supporters are excited because they are scared of change.
• The McCain campaign is understaffed and very disorganized.
• There are still quite a few people (both men and women) who support Hillary and believe the nomination was stolen from her because of her gender; a few are still on the fence about voting for Obama.
• In Washoe County (where Reno is), among early voters, registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 2 to 1; the last time a Democrat won Washoe County was LBJ!
• There are a lot of first time voters of all ages.

The race in Nevada is so close, Bill visited Reno on Monday and Palin visited Reno on Tuesday. I even chatted with a real European journalist about the election.

CKY