NOTE: Keep in mind that I wrote this last night.

I made it to the Democratic Coordinated Campaign HQ on Michigan Ave. in Lansing this morning at about 7:30. It was still kinda dead when I first arrived, but it didn't take long for things to perk up. A few of the volunteers who were there when I first arrived had been up almost the whole night doing stuff to get ready for the election, so I felt like a relief pitcher coming in to make sure the rest of the team got a chance to rest.

The atmosphere at the Coordinated Campaign office was a lot different from what I've experienced at Granholm's headquarters. It was always pretty calm over at Boji Tower, and even before it got really busy this morning, I could tell the mood was just a bit more hectic than I was used to. Of course, it didn't take long for me to settle in and get a groove going.

The woman who was running the show, Debby, put me to work greeting canvassers as they arrived, and that's pretty much what I stuck with all day. It was my job to explain what the volunteers needed to do as they went door-to-door among the Lansing precincts, but since the instructions were pretty straightforward, it went by really fast.

The traffic came in waves all day long; I would have a solid hour where I never stopped moving, followede by an hour where no one ever came through the door. I'll admit though, it was nice to get some little breaks in there so I could catch my breath and regroup before the next wave of volunteers arrived. I was fully prepared to do my part and hit the streets myself, but I pretty much spent the whole day coralling the canvassers.

I gotta take a sec here to give these folks their props -- these people deserve all the credit in the world. Dick DeVos was paying his canvassers for his get out the vote operation today, but our people went out there in the pouring rain and did the dirty work for free. And they kept coming back to get more packets. That's dedication, my friends. The 5:00 PM news said turnout had been much higher in the Lansing precincts than in previous midterm elections, and we definitely owe it to the tremendous work of our volunteers. So, big blogapplause to them. Anyway, at a little after 6PM I decided to cash in for the day so I could come home and relax a little bit before the results started coming in. I was hoping to hang in there a little longer, but after not sleeping well last night, I'm basically running on fumes at this point. It could be a late night, and I want to stick it out as long as I can.

It's just after 7 PM now. I still don't know how these races will shake out, but I'm feeling confident. I keep hearing that voter turnout was unusually high all across the country, and that bodes well for the democrats. But again, it's still early, so who knows. Like Matt said, I think I'm finally at peace with this election too. I'm proud of the work I've done during this cycle, and even if the outcomes aren't the ones I want, I still have a great feeling of accomplishment for all the work I've done.

Thanks again to all the folks in the Michigan blogosphere who have supported me throughout this campaign. Regardless of what happens tonight, I'm not going anywhere, and I hope you won't either.