Alabama's voter registration closed

As of Friday last week, voter registration is finally closed in Alabama.  State rolls have swelled to record breaking size, and 80% of the state's registered voters are expected to vote in this election.  Like everyone else, Alabama voters are concerned about the economy.  In other states, this concern has boosted Obama's campaign, but Alabama is still strongly conservative.  For one, it looks like it takes more than a bad economy to sway many Alabama voters Democratic.  Furthermore, the Obama campaign has not been present in Alabama as it has been in Michigan, for example.  Alabama just doesn't get the same kind of campaign attention as other states that have a better chance of turning blue for Obama.

However, several Alabama papers have now endorsed Senator Obama for President, including the Montgomery Advertiser and the Birmingham News.