On Saturday, I drove a group from from Princeton, NJ to Fort Washington, Pennsylvania to canvass for the Obama Campaign. We were sent to a strongly pro-Obama neighborhood in a Get Out The Vote effort, and several people we spoke to, were outraged by a Pro-Life Union Inc. brochure that...

Stephen rested on his rake to talk to my wife, Connie, and me, taking a moment from his seasonal suburban ritual to take part in our seasonal political ritual. This last weekend, we had returned to Pennsylvania, canvassing neighborhoods in Ft. Washington. "We're still undecided. I'll be taking a look...

As Yogi might say, "It's "déjà vu all over again." It seems there may be a problem with mailing in absentee ballots in Miami-Dade, Florida.

The problem is not with the ballot itself, but the mailing in process. The envelopes are confusing. It looks like they may not require postage,...

The buttons contain the most colorful slogans: "Obama Mama", "Babies for Obama", "Hockey Moms for Obama", "Felines for Obama", "I'm An Obama Kid", "Barack the Vote", and of course "Yes We Can." There are buttons in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Hebrew.

Obama button making is big...

"Hi, my name is James and I'm a volunteer for Barack Obama's Campaign for Change, how are you doing?" A pause, and hopefully an answer such as "fine, thank you." I ask "Have you made a decision as to whom you're supporting on November 4?"

At this point the script...

Our debate party took place at the house of our friends Stephen and Alexandra in Princeton, NJ. There were eight of us watching the debate.

The education level at our party was pretty high: we included a PhD in Literature, a top ranking professor at Princeton in Mechanical and Aerospace...