Local Democrats, republicans take campaigns down to the wire

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Local political parties were working overtime on Monday.

It's their last chance to make a big push for Election Day.

Alabama may hold a strong Republican base, but that doesn't give local Democrats a day off. They've been making calls and actively engaging voters.

Napoleon Bracy with the Mobile Democratic Party said, "We're just mostly contacting the people that already told us that they're supporting President Obama. We want to make sure that base gets to the polls and votes (on Tuesday.)"

In recent days, the local democrats have sent teams to the battleground state of Florida to campaign for Obama there.

In recent weeks, the Mobile Republican party has been doing the same thing. On Monday, folks stocked up on signs and t-shirts. In fact, so many have been taken that the office is running out. Despite the Republicans’ strong edge in this state, these volunteers are not letting up.

Terry Lathan with the Mobile Republican party said, "We have hundreds of people walk through those doors. And we've gotten to know them. They've volunteered. We've sent them out to the fair. They’ve been at the Pecan festival. They've been doing the waves."

The polls are tight with Mitt Romney and Barack Obama neck-in-neck in the race. So could we possibly expect a repeat of 2000?

"I think it's a real possibility, given the closeness of the election," said USA Political Science professor Dr. Sam Fisher

Fisher said there's a chance we could wait a few days for absentee and provisional votes to be counted. He said this election could be a toss-up.

"You have to look at it state by state because that's where the race is won or lost,” said Fisher.