Now in the final hours, the campaigns for control of suburban courthouses have arrived with signs sprouting at intersections and highway on-ramps, TV attack ads complete with scary music, and last-minute hit pieces in mailboxes.
On Tuesday, voters will determine whether Democrats can finally win significant county-level power by capitalizing on their growing number of registered voters, leftward trends in presidential and congressional elections, and public dissatisfaction with the Bush White House and the Iraq war.
