Ohio is politically unusual in that, up until today, you could register to vote and submit an absentee ballot simultaneously. It's also a crucial swing state, and it's heterogeneity isn't capsulated (as, say, in CA, where you'll find many pockets of homogeneity)--McCain and Obama signs & stickers are everywhere. It's pretty exciting, even though I had no intention of voting for "either" candidate. I long ago abandoned the GOP and Dems, once I saw how they'd collaborated to legally impede third-party... read more
