I try to be a good human being, but I’m just not above a good gloat. I’ll work on it.

Fans of this here blog may know that I’ve been rooting for the Commonwealth’s junior senator. He has no business representing a practical, balanced state like PA. But since Santorum has positioned himself as the voice of Wingnuttery, he deserves to go out with a bang. Or a thud. Some sort of audible signal that his political career has finished its freefall.

Last month, I noted that Rick Santorum was 99th out of 100% in Survey USA’s ‘net-approval’ ratings polls (aka second in net disapproval). With the October results came the good news that Rick has overtaken Conrad “Secret Plan” Burns in the final monthly tally before the election.

Not only is Rick Santorum now the most unpopular senator in his home state, he has pulled it off definitively: He has the lowest favorables, and the highest unfavorables. I assume that he has now alienated every voter that he had left to turn off. But who knows? There may be one last surprise in ol’ Rick’s bag of self-destruction.

Kidding aside, the developing blowouts in the two top races on the ticket could be a net negative for the Democrats if it causes some soft Dems and Democrat-inclined independents to stay home. It’s critically important that we keep the GoTV engine going to pull in drop-off voters, because we have four house seats in the balance, and a raft of state legislative seats that we need to ferry to Harrisburg.

A lot of those voters are getting sick of mailings and robocalls. If you want to make a difference in the election now, the best way is to bring it up with one of your less political neighbors or friends. You don’t have to probe them. Just lead off with, “Boy will I be glad when this election is over. I hope they throw some of those bums out.” Let it go from there. You might have a chance to raise somebody’s consciousness about a candidate. Personal recommendation is a lot more powerful than a 30 second ad.

Prescription: keep swinging.