The House and the Senate are still up for grabs, so in this thread, as well as discussing the presidents, feel free to discuss local politics in the state in which you live.
Since California opened the primary process, this is the first time in the last few elections my representative to the House is running against an opponent. He'll still win, but at least this year I have a choice. Oh joy.
Also, we have the pleasure here of (mostly) being able to avoid the constant media ads for President. We all know who's going to carry CA. Since Feinstein is a shoe-in, we don't even have a Senate race to spend money on. Oh joy.
Mostly, I'm voting for our local government dweebs & weighing in on the props. My general rule for the last 8 years or so is to vote against all CA propositions - they must have a really compelling reason to get me to even look at why I should vote yes.
Obama is going to stay in the White House, and the Senate will barely stay w/ the Democrats. I wish the House would switch, but I doubt it will happen. Obama will have to dust off his personal skills of persuasion in order to get Boehner into the game, 2013.