Yesterday I got an email from the Obama Campaign, addressed from Al Gore. I didn't even read it, but rather found it interesting that Gore waited until the day before the election to throw his support behind Obama. Instead I imagined the Democratic Part strategists all meeting together months ago and deciding when certain political heads should announce their support in order for it to be most effective. Likewise, it made me think of how few McCain really has had, especially when talking about powerful political heads.

I mean think about how many people wish they could 'Just go back to '04' or just 'Redo 2000.' Americans are angry about where we're at as a country, and it reflects current President Bush' approval rating. So who better to have get those people fired up the day before they go to the polls than one of those candidates that just barely didn't make it. So then, why would Kerry have thrown his endorsement out back in January? Well, who better to get the excitement rolling than the last DNC candidate to lose to Bush. And then now ending it with Gore as if to say, "Hey, don't forget about him, think about how different our country would be if he had taken office.

All of our country's problems have been thrown on our commander in chief, President George W. Bush. And whether he likes it or not, McCain as a republican candidate, has to share part of that burden. We are a country that loves to point fingers.

I'm not necessarily saying that the GOP is doing something wrong or that they aren't supporting their candidate enough, I'm sure a lot of minds are at work there too. But who do they have to trump the dems now? Bush himself? I mean technically he openly supported him, but there was never a big announcement like everyone else: "PRESIDENT BUSH ENDORSES MCCAIN." His approval rating does indeed suck; people are mad at him for everything bad in our country, but  he is still THE president. It would probably be a rash decision for them to do something like that,, especially at this point in the election, but who knows what's going to put those last few undecideds over the line?

I don't doubt if many of 18% of voters we call 'undecided' still haven't made up there minds. I personally didn't decide until this past Saturday morning; it just came to me at the most random moment. Also, I think grassroots is going to be huge in this election; not necessarily with door-to-door type stuff, but friends talking with friends (because it's obviously on everyone's mind, and if it's not it should be). People are talking about it, and I think the amount of people making up their mind in these final hours is larger than some might think, and what ultimately makes up their mind is going to be the smallest thing - a random conversation or an article...or even the big announcement of a last minute endorsement.

One thing I have noticed though, is that the Obama campaign is doing something right; I don't even know how I ended up on it, but I get emails from them ALL the time, and it's hard not to notice. The internet has become the ultimate grassroots tool.