Editorial Note: This article was originally posted on my Huffington Post blog.

Tonight is the first 2012 presidential debate, and the media has whipped itself into a frenzy over the latest poll numbers. The pre-Election rush has officially arrived. Here at the League, that means working overtime for these last critical days to make sure as many voters as possible are registered and ready to participate.

My election season travel is truly in full swing. I’ve been on the road for nearly a month, visiting Ohio, Colorado, Missouri, and now Michigan, and after a few quick days back home in Georgia, I’m hitting the road again visiting a few more states before the Election Day.