"I wish I was able to go to a swing state like NH and just spend days canvassing door to door. I know there is a varitable army of people doing it at current there and in Maine."
OK, but will this army actually do either candidate any good or will the barrage of flyers, telephone calls and knocks on the door hurt the candidate? About a year ago I got soooo many calls and flyers from MCI I swore I would NEVER even consider switching to them. I didn't care how much money I would save a month. Maybe the same thing would happen here.
And as far as the elderly are concerned; what would you do if you drive up to their house and see a Bush/Cheney sign on their lawn? Would you still offer to take them to the polls? Maybe you'd call and see who their voting for first?
