October 29 - Seven days to go. It seems like there has been only bad news about the McCain/Palin campaign in recent days so we are mystified by reports that the poll results indicate a tightening race. All we can do is soldier on. The intensity is increasing. I walked precincts for eight hours, then entered data from the canvassing and phone banks. The phone bankers and canvassers make notes on what they learn. In particular, there is a scale from one to five on whether the voter favors Obama or McCain. The notes have to be entered into computers. Sometimes the notes are surprising. One reported that the voter was "leaning" toward Obama and that the voter had already mailed the ballot. Everybody has the "thousand-yard stare" from working fifteen or more hours day after day. Fatigue has made everybody less efficient. I spent four hours on some computer tasks that should have taken an hour and a half because I kept making mistakes and having to start over. I left at midnight while others were still working. We are so ready for this election to be over!