My biggest fear has been  that all the hype would make people complacent.  All the great polls and early congrats and the general feeling of victory way ahead of election day.  I have been confident of victory before. Remember Al Gore, John Kerry? Today, I woke with feelings of both hope and foreboding. My wife and I live in Conshohocken,(good luck sounding that one out)Montgomery County, PA. It is a former industrial town of tire factories and steel mills, a transportation hub that has replaced industry with offices and hotels, river barges and railroads with superhighways. Unlike a lot of steel towns, location and good planning by hard-working, honest politicians has brought my little town into the 21st century with a much brighter future than many former industrial areas. At my local polling place at 8:45 a.m., there was no line. This filled me with dread, as long lines would have given me more hope. The good news came when I inquired about turnout and was inform that out of 250-300 voters in my ward, I was #218. Before 9 a.m. This made me feel a little better. Then, when I returned home, my daughter told me that Obama's people had come to the door to offer me a ride or any other assistance. I was astonished that in my little corner of the world, the Obama campaign could be THAT organized. I have managed to shake off that feeling of impending doom.