Is it just me or is McCain losing it? Not just the election, I mean. It. He’s losing it. He came off way more angry, aggressive, and just more of a general asshole for this third and final debate.

Anyway, during the debate, McCain kept referring to some dude named Joe the Plumber. Who is he? I do not know. And I don’t care. But Cho the Plumber, I know. And as you can see, the man is voting for Barack Obama. (Thanks Esther.)

Cross-posted with permission from Angry Asian Man.

And I thought the town hall debate format was supposed to be McCain’s forte. Well, if that’s true, it certainly wasn’t tonight.

Case in point, while answering a question about alternative energy, McCain pointed to Obama (but didn’t look at him) and referred to him as “that one.”

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It’s way too easy as a California voter to think we can just sit back and watch Obama and McCain duke it out in the battleground states while resting easy in the knowledge that California’s 55 electoral votes are solidly in Obama’s column.

But wait. Did you hear that? That’s the sigh of relief that the McCain campaign is breathing knowing that you are one less volunteer trying to win the presidency for Barack Obama. Campaigns are not just won with ad buys, debates and media coverage. They are won through grassroots efforts - people volunteering their time to make phone calls and knock on doors and talk to their friends and family. Some of these battleground states will be won or lost with a few hundred votes. Whether you’ve got a free weekend to drive down to Nevada or a couple of hours in the afternoon to make phone calls or do data entry, your efforts could be crucial in securing a win for Obama next month.

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California volunteers will be crucial to the outcome of this election - particularly when it comes to their outreach to Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada voters. This weekend field offices across California will be holding phone banks to reach out to voters in these states. No experience is necessary. Campaign staff will provide you with everything you need. You can RSVP here.

Volunteers phone banking at the Los Angeles Office/California Headquarters for Obama for America.

This was no train wreck. Neither was it a game-changer, by any standard.

After the last week of embarassing Katie Couric interviews, expectations for Sarah Palin were so low that all she really needed to do tonight was string coherent sentences together. She did more than that. She was on-message, confident and poised. This shouldn’t have been altogether surprising considering the debate’s format didn’t force her to answer the questions asked. She was free to “not answer the questions that either the moderator or [Biden] want to hear”…as in, turn every other question for the first half of the debate back to energy and every other question in the second half of the debate back to McCain’s maverickness. She didn’t have to worry about pesky follow-up questions or anybody belaboring any points.

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As voters, I’m sure we’re all so reassured that Sarah Palin has gotten to chat with a couple of world leaders this week while the UN General Assembly has been in session. At least, if John McCain wins in November, we’ll know she is two steps closer to being prepared for the vice-presidency. Right?

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