Open Thread

I do kinda feel sorry for Mitt Romney, for you see I am a liberal and we liberals feel human emotions like sympathy. But this description from the Washington Post seemed sad, and I don't know why.

Late Wednesday afternoon, as sleet fell in Boston's North End, Romney visited his campaign headquarters for one final staff meeting. He thanked his aides and said goodbye. His Secret Service detail gone -- and with it his code name, Javelin, after a car once made by his father's company -- Romney was spotted driving off in the backseat of his son Tagg's car. His wife, Ann, was riding shotgun.

We are going to know pretty early how the night is going. If we have early calls for Ohio and Pennsylvania around the 8 pm hour, then it is Obama's night. If North Carolina gets called early for Romney, while PA and OH are not, it will be nail biter.

"The [latest NBC/Wall Street Journal Marist] survey found that 9% of the likely voters are up for grabs (meaning they're undecided or just leaning to a candidate), and these folks have more positive feelings toward Obama than Romney. Obama's job approval with them is 48% approve, 41% disapprove. What's more, Obama's fav/unfav with them is 46%/29%, vs. Romney's upside down 22%-49%. Bottom line: Our pollsters see more of an opportunity for Obama among these voters and more of an uphill climb for Romney."

"Folks I want to remind you, this is the end of daylight savings time tonight. It's Mitt Romney's favorite time of the year because he gets to turn the clock back."-- Delaware's own Vice President Joe Biden, quoted by the New York Times, at a rally in Colorado.

Last weekend before the election! Lots of folks I know are out on the final canvas -- off to PA to knock on doors for Obama or here walking for local candidates. What are you doing this weekend to get your favorite candidates elected?

The vehemently and severely conservative Chicago Tribune endorses the President, and has a pretty good takedown of Mitt Romney inside. Go over and read the whole thing.

Everyone ready for the storm? It is Sunday and the pundits are loose -- and getting more dangerously silly as we approach election day. Here is a good summary of the Greatest Hits of the Pundit Business by Randall Monroe of xkcd fame:

You go girl!

It's Batten Down the Hatches Saturday! What are you doing to avoid the panic and get ready for the storm?