I'm in CA (SF East Bay Area) and I am skeptical of the "deep blue" CA on that electoral map. In one of the most liberal congressional districts in the state, the old stomping grounds of Ron Dellums, I am seeing BO bumper stickers on fewer than 1 percent of the cars. There are almost NO BO yard or window signs. I drove down a street that had a BO sign out in front a few weeks ago and today it wasn't there. No Romney signs or bumper stickers around, but people don't want their property vandalized.
Only in a small community with a responsible and responsive police presence will you see Romney signs in yards (sometimes more than one sign in the same yard -- I will not name where this is, out of a desire to protect the residents and their freedom to express their political preference on their own property).
If the mood is like this in CA-13, I have doubts about that color on the map. It should be no more than light blue, maybe even a tossup. Who knows? There are MANY grim people around here.
Our neighborhood have chairs in the driveway meaning that they’re Romney supporters. Different kinds, subtle...some wicker, some plastic, some wooden, a rocker, etc. and flying the flag on the house.
It’s pretty bad on the other side of the bay — Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mtn View, Los Altos. Lots of Obama yard signs, but hardly any bumper stickers. On our block, there are 6 Obama signs and 2 Romney signs. One family is split and may put up both.