A moment of candor from your friendly Obama canvasser:
You know what I'd like? Honestly?
I'd like to have a choice in presidential elections. I don't think Democrats always have the best policy positions. I think the Republicans had some good ideas in the 80's and 90's, like Cap & Trade for greenhouse emissions - yes, that was a Republican idea. I think when one party dominates the conversation, it's inherently bad for us as a society. When it works, the two-party system is a perfect example of the benefits of competition in the marketplace - the competition of ideas.
Mitt Romney's candidacy makes me viscerally angry. Not because of the whole "vulture capitalism" thing, or his offshore bank accounts, or the 47% video. No, that stuff is ugly and it speaks to his character, but it doesn't make me angry and it really wouldn't affect my vote much anyway.
What makes me angry is the fact that this presidential election has not offered a choice between two candidates, two sets of ideas, two competing visions for how to move America forward. There has only ever been one serious candidate in this race.