Christmas and Campaigning

I hope that everyone has had an amazing Christmas like I did.  For those out in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, yesterday was a day without the endless phone calls from campaigns, door knocks from canvassers, and mail from candidates.  For the 2008 Presidential Candidates, yesterday was a day that they had the chance, the ability, and the time to spend relaxing with their families.

Well everyone, Christmas is officially over.  Gone are the Twelve Days of Christmas, welcome is the one day Christmas Day event.  Our Christmas tree is down.  Yes, I saw it fully decorated for about a week!  In Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, the campaigners are back phone-banking, the canvassers are out knocking on doors, the mail is overflowing with campaign literature, and the candidates are back on the campaign trail.

The Iowa caucus is just over a week away.  The candidates are preparing for the final stretch before the big three (Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina).  That means all the stops are pulled out.  This people is campaigning at it's peak.  From now through the end of the major primaries (at least through Super Tuesday, depending on how much variance there is between the major three), every move will be calculated, every word will be tested and recorded, all eyes will be on the candidates.  

We're gearing up for one of the most exciting races ever seen.  The field is wide open.  There can be no frontrunners (as we have seen with Dean in 2004) and it will be interesting to see what happens next.  So fasten your seat belts and get ready to go!