Keyboard and a .45 talks about the importance of downstream candidates for state and local races. This can’t really be stressed enough. Even if you completely hate McCain, and can’t bring yourself to vote for him, there are still a lot of candidates on the ballot who deserve support. We’re seriously looking at the possibility of a fillibuster proof majority Democratic controlled Senate, and a Democrat controlled house. That’s not even mentioning all the states that could go to the Democrats.  Remember in 2010 you have the census, which allows the resdistricting monster to rear its ugly head. This is definitely no time to just stay home.