lit Dropping and statIng the obvious

Part of my Halloween plans this year was going around a neighborhood near me and lit dropping/canvassing for Obama. And because we were in costume, and because the people who's doors we went to pretty much liked Obama, we also got candy. But, along my lit dropping/canvassing, I encountered some astonishingly rude people. Anyone who has ever gone canvassing know that the list occasionally contains mistakes. Sometimes, somehow, McCain supporters end up on the list. We had doors slammed in our face multiple times. Also, people would stop us on the street, and ask us why we were walking around. This is a reasonable question (we were three older teenagers, and we weren't going to every door). But once they found out what we were doing, they would abruptly turn away, or say something rude. Once said "I like my freedom, that's why I can't talk to you." Now, really. You asked us a question, and we answered. We didn't go up to this man, he asked us, at first, what we were selling, which, I think, is already vaguely rude. We politely explain ourselves, that we were with the Democratic Party of Arizona, and that we were reminding people to vote if they hadn't already. We offered him some literature. And he acted like we were offensive, that merely stating our opinions some how took away HIS freedom. 

Meanwhile, some people who accidently got on the list were polite. They apologized, and said they were Republicans, and didn't insult us or be rude at all. One man answered the door, and explained that his wife was an Obama supporter, but he was a McCain supporter. 

In political news, apparently Obama's half-aunt (his dad's half sister) is living in the country illegally. How this affects his potential to lead the country is unknown. He even returned the $265 she donated, and said that he had no knowledge of her illegal status. I'm not entirely sure why this was major news on CNN.com. It seems a little ridiculous. 

Further on, we have an article talking about how more Democrats vote early. This seems fairly obvious, as, especially in recent times, it's more likely for a Democrat's vote to be purged than a Republican's. So they have to vote early, to insure that they can vote. There has been a lot of seemingly obvious news in this election. Is America really so desperate for anything even vaguely related to the election that we have to state the obvious? Also on the obvious list is the headline "Obama, McCain Make Stops in Swing States". Well, with the election 3 days away, and the swing states clearly important, of course they're making stops there. Did anyone really think they weren't?

When the election and whatever objections that will inevitably happen afterwards are over, I will sigh in relief. This election has gotten ridiculous, on both sides. No matter the outcome, I will breathe a little better when all my conversations with friends stop revolving around politics.