Special Election Coverage 2008
Posted October 30th, 2008 by vikkid in Front Page, News, What's on TVAccess Tucson is proud to present two feature-length documentaries about voting, 5 hours of Democracy Now! election night coverage, and a marathon of Clean Election Debates affecting Southern Arizona.
Employing first-person accounts, extensive research and telling clips gleaned from the nightly news, Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award nominated social issue filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman shines a spotlight on the gritty reality of the last decade’s most egregious incidents of U.S. electoral insecurity. STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote brings together behind-the-scenes perspectives from the U.S. presidential election of 2004 – plus startling stories from key races in 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2006. Unbiased and nonpartisan, the film sheds light on a decade of vote counts that don’t match votes cast – uncounted ballots, vote switching, under-votes and many other examples of election totals that warrant serious investigation.
Saturday, November 1 at 6pm and 9:30pm
Access Tucson channels 74 (Comcast) / 99 (Cox)
Please go to our program guide search to see more airdates.
SLACKER UPRISING traces Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore’s 62-city tour of the swing states during the 2004 Presidential election and records the thrilling — and frightening — response he received across the country. Moore’s goal four years ago was to convince millions of non voting “slackers” — mostly between the ages of 18-29 — to give voting a try. Starting out in Elk Rapids, Michigan, in front of an audience of 400, the tour caught on like wildfire with up to 16,000 slackers each night coming to see Moore and his traveling band of speakers, comedians, and musicians.
Saturday, November 1 at 7:30pm and 11pm
Access Tucson channels 74 (Comcast) / 99 (Cox)
Please go to our program guide search to see more airdates.
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission produced several candidate debates all across Arizona for the State elections. Access Tucson is airing all the debates specifically concerning Southern Arizona: District 25 House and Senate, District 26 House and Senate, District 27 House and Senate, District 29 House and Senate and District 30 Senate.
One last back-to-back marathon, Sunday, November 2 starting at 8pm
Access Tucson channels 74 (Comcast) / 99 (Cox)
Please go to our program guide search to see more airdates.
Democracy Now! will be doing a special five-hour broadcast on November 4th to bring you the 2008 election results as they come in. The program will include live coverage of the results as the polls close, on-the-ground reports from across the country, reactions from across the globe, and running in-depth analysis and commentary from a wide range of guests you won’t get anywhere else.
Tuesday, November 4 at 7pm with a replay at 1am
Access Tucson channels 74 (Comcast) / 99 (Cox)
On November 5th, the morning after, Democracy Now! expands to a two-hour broadcast to provide complete coverage of the election outcome.
Wednesday, November 5 at 6am live with replays at 10am, 8pm and 11pm
Access Tucson channels 74 (Comcast) / 99 (Cox)
FYI–The live cablecast of Democracy Now! will air at 6am starting November 3 due to the end of daylight savings.