You guys would NOT believe what I just head about Sarah Palin.....
(Sorry, iSM, couldn't resist).
An election thread is entirely appropriate, and it doesn't have to degenerate into another Palin thread. Scaeagles made it clear that it's a general thread, and there are a lot of other campaigns and issues being voted on besides the Presidency.
Here in Washington, the governor's race is pretty much even, or so I've read. The last election (between the same candidates) was very nasty, and this one has been as well. I don't really care for either candidate, but I'm going with Gregroire (our current gov), mostly because the thought of having a governor named after Fred Flintstone's dog is a bit off-putting.