Early Ballots start this week

Well, it sure has been awfully quiet these last couple of weeks. You'd never even notice that Early Ballots start in just a couple of days. The mailbox has been conspicuously empty as of late with only a few postcards trickling in here or there. It looks like most campaigns are either broke, trying to save money by blinding me with signs, or waiting until later to drop their payloads.

My guess is option 3. I have little doubt that McCain will win Arizona, but I do think voters are going to wait until after a few debates and a couple of more sketches on SNL before they make their decision. Besides the marriage amendment and the payday loan initiative, I have seen very little from the other campaigns.

It will be interesting to see if this economy supresses some of the typical election efforts that we have seen in the past.

The Tribune has weighed in on their recommendations on the ballot initiatives and local bonds. In Mesa, they have come out in favor of the public safety and street bonds, and against the "slum landlord" law.

I have seen very little about the bonds except for the coverage in the Republic. It will be interesting to see if things are different from a few years ago and if voters see a different between bonds and a property tax.