Two good links from Eric Zorn

Study of state populations vs. election attention in the 2004 elections

• More money was spent on television advertising in Florida during the period covered than in 45 states and the District of Columbia combined.
• 18 states saw neither a candidate visit nor recieved a cent of spending on TV advertisements.

Homeowner's tax exemption info
If you own your place and you aren't getting this exemption (like us), you're missing out on a good chunk of money. Good news is you can apply for past years. We just lowered our taxes by $1200 a year. That's huge.