That is why I dedicated most of my day today to help GOTV (get out the vote). My dad and I drove out to Loudoun County and went door to door, gathering support but mostly making sure that people remember to vote on Tuesday, and know their correct polling place.
Barack Obama will most definitely win Maryland. It is a blue state. In my entire neighborhood I have only seen one Romney sign, and it is in front of a house of a woman who is very outspoken and has radical opinions on almost any issue.
Virginia is a swing state and a key state in this election. In the neighborhood where we were canvassing, there was a very clear division of support. We were in an area where there was clearly a majority of more well off white residents. There were many houses with large or multiple Romney signs in the yard. There were also, however, a fair amount of Obama signs as well. My dad and I were assigned to go to houses that were known to house Obama supporters. We were not surprised to find that every time, except once, that someone opened the door, they were a minority. The one other person was a woman. It is well known that white men are the most likely demographic to be conservative, but it was still very interesting for me to see this in real life.
I have been very active in this election because I am interested in politics and I know that whoever the people choose on Tuesday to be our president for the next four years will have a large impact on my life. I hope everyone comes out to vote and that voter turnouts are higher than they have been before (although sadly I don't think this will happen). Wednesday, although it could be much longer depending on close this election is, will be a very interesting, exciting, and apprehensive day, no matter the outcome.
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