Battlegrounds

Are we there yet? Well, almost. Op-Ed editors asked four writers from swing states to file occasional dispatches about the campaign. Here is their second round of reporting.

A Crash Course in Democracy

Waving political placards in Florida traffic jam.

Talk of the Town

Virginia takes it politics one candidate at a time.

Sticker Shock

In Colorado, mountains of campaign ads.

The Top Banana

Will Michigan's Poles shift toward Barack Obama?