I haven’t seen a single yard sign here in Orange County, CA. I’ve seen one McCain bumper sticker and a handful of Obama stickers on granola-mobiles.
As a former Democrat, I can speak to the issue of apathy. Demonrats most members here know and I had come to know are very negative. I grew to dislike the negativity then I grew to loathe it, then I found a more positive party. But, when I was still trying to figure things out politically, I was apathetic to my party.