It's amazing to be sitting in Nashville right now.  I've talked to over 100 voters today, and I'm seeing four big trends:

1. Some voters went for McCain due to experience, service, and somewhat surprisingly social issues.  There are many pro-lifers here and even though this issue wasn't hugely talked about during the debate and throughout the campaign, that was the single biggest reason I've heard from the McCain supporters I talked to.

2. Many independents I talked to today didn’t vote for Obama but voted against Palin. Palin was not popular to a single person I talked to for the most part and this was the second trend. 

3. Many pro-Obama voters I talked to were not focused on any issue whatsoever and when asked couldn’t easily think of a stance that they agreed with him on.  The comment that struck me the most on Obama was “It felt right”.  I interpreted that comment to mean that Obama’s charisma is the key.  He’s one of the greatest speakers of our time and has amazing qualities that won these voters over. 

4. Lastly and most interesting to me was the fact that many lifelong Republicans were so angry at the bailout votes of their officials, including McCain and Obama, that many of them voted for third-party candidates just to take a stand.  There was such animosity towards these officials and what they described as socialism. 

As a side note, the biggest complaint against Obama was the distribution of wealth issue, even from waitresses and other working class people.  It will be interesting to see what percentage of these Republican voters did vote for third party candidates, especially in a close election. 

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