Andy Chase

It is unfathomable to me how close this election is, according to the polls... but I've had this deep-down hope for months now.

As I've said to friends and coworkers, I hope that all of the people who have been ready to vote against Bush since the supreme court handed him the last election have been patiently biding their time, waiting for today to roll around so that they can all rise up and give the Bush administration an undisputable message (no recounts necessary) that they Are Not Wanted anymore.

I hope there's this vast, quiet army of voters who nobody's bothered to poll, who don't need Al Franken or Michael Moore to tell them what to do, who don't need to maintain political blogs or go to rallies or any of that... I hope the pundits, the pollsters, and most of all our smirking good ole boy of a President are surprised by how strongly Kerry wins.

I really hope. I can't imagine what this country will look like in another four years if Bush is reelected.