Nevada is all over the place

The electoral-vote predictor website (http://www.electoral-vote.com/) is showing some momentum for Kerry in many of the swing states. New Mexico is now blue. So is Florida, but just barely. Nevada, however, is leaning toward the bad guys.

I wish we could have more debates. Every time Kerry stands next to Bush, more
Americans see the light. It'll be hard for Kerry to keep up any momentum just stumping on the campaign trail.

I keep hearing that it's really going to be all about turnout and how many of the newly registered voters will go for Kerry. Here in the Bay Area, reports are that there has been an unprecedented rush of new voter registrations, the vast majority of them Democratic.

On Sunday, I staffed a voter registration table before a Spanish-language production of "Real Women Have Curves" (www.teatrovision.org). A Spanish-speaking woman approached the table and her friend said (in Spanish), "Tell the güero (white guy) you want to register." I responded (in Spanish), "Yes, ask me." After they adjusted to the fact that I could understand them, the woman began filling out the form and got to the box for party affiliation. She asked her friend, "Which is our party? Which is the party of los pobres, the poor folks?" The Democratic Party, of course.