I know what my problem is

I'm looking at this race from a completely cerebral and logical manner.

I'm looking at the facts and I've made my choice for Obama. It has nothing to do with race for me as a Black man (I'm actually mixed race... but you get my point).

Were the races of Obama and McCain exchanged, I would still make the same decision.

However, for a lot of people in this country, their decision was made in a very viscerally emotional way. Facts hold very little sway for them. Logic is some fantasy land, inhabited by dancing faeries.

I don't understand these people, I'm sorry.

I'm not seeing the big picture and this freaks me out.

What I want to know is how so we get to these people? At what point will reality set in for them. What is the approach?

I read and try to figure out the facts and what people's policy positions and accomplishments are. But I am trying harder to relate to the other type of voter and communicate better with them. There was a good thread a few days ago with some pointers.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=6946808

I went to an activist training once that dealt with this subject. The facilitator was funny. He asked, who watches 24 hour news channels on a regular basis? Everyone raised their hand. Then, Who watches CSPAN regularly? More than half the participants raised hands. Finally he asked, Who watches British Parliament on TV? And I swear there were a bunch of people who raised hands. Then he said, YOU GUYS ARE NOT NORMAL! Normal people do not watch British Parliament on TV for fun. And I think this applies to most DUers, too. We are not normal spending all this time online obsessing over politics.

He's right. Volunteering w/ the campaign has helped ease my frustration.

Neighborhood Campaign. That should be something almost everyone could do. Makes me feel better to be doing something rather than fretting.