A couple of sour notes on the youth turnout so far...
(http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/orl-earlyvote3008oct30,0,5283353.story)
(http://www.lvrj.com/news/33494194.html)

And these are states where Obama has been trying to jack up turnout.

The early vote in Florida.....
(http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/orl-earlyvote3008oct30,0,5283353.story)
"But voters younger than 35 -- especially the college-age group that has drawn so much attention from Democrat Barack Obama's campaign -- are doing what they have largely done in elections past: staying home."

The early vote in Nevada.....
(http://www.lvrj.com/news/33494194.html)
"While turnout statewide was nearly 25 percent through Sunday, it was just 20 percent among Hispanic voters, 14 percent among voters under 30 and 15 percent among those who didn't vote in the last three elections, according to an analysis of state early voting records through Sunday prepared by America Votes, an organization that works to mobilize voters."

1) This is been a wonderfully run campaign. A couple of missteps, but overall, well run.

2) The 'socialist' tack is exactly the kind of thing that works low-information voters, you know, the kind who work off the old axioms (Dem = tax and spend, welfare, etc....). By not countering earlier, and effectively, Obama has allowed this meme to seep into the minds of undecideds (a.k.a morons). Obama is losing ground on the economy, if you believe the movement of the last 4-5 days in the trackers.

3) Obama seems to be letting up, just before the finish line. Pound McCain a little more before easing off on the rhetoric. I'm not the only one that thinks this (http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/10/28/why-i-m-still-sweating-an-obama-victory.aspx).