Okay, real election news

The voter registration campaigns are working wonders. For all those who think that the Democrats are completely clueless on how to run a campaign because everything on TV is so down, down, down, pay close attention. Kerry and his people are not stupid--they know that the major news networks don't want him to win as a general rule. So they are taking this election to the people directly--and they are incorporating Bill Clinton's advice.

What they have that Clinton didn't is massive efforts by people not directly related to the campaign that are dedicated to getting out the vote for Kerry. And it's clearly working, and it's going to get better from here. If you live in Austin, there's a huge burlesque show on Sunday that you have to either produce your voter registration card to get into, or register at the door. Creative efforts like this are pulling in younger voters, I'm sure of it.

Of course, the next step is actually getting people to vote, but I'm sure that these registration efforts can be turned towards that on election day. I've heard that some places will be throwing parties that you can't get into without your "I Voted" sticker--that's a good idea. (In fact, the polling place is like right by my house in my neighborhood....it's an idea.....)