CC,
in the state of Washington, it was awesome. Voting caucuses (where people come together by precincts (neighborhoods) and talk about candidates and vote face to face) were PACKED, there were LINES into some of them because the facilities rented were too small. Example, my precinct 4 years ago consisted of me and some lady.
This year we had 43 people show up, including 8 of my neighbors (that i know by name) and their 3 kids. It was awesome. People are turning out in droves mostly for Obama (in Seattle)
There is hope in the eyes of the youth that I have not seen since I was in my teens.