Democracy, American-Style: "Sarasota Polls 2000"
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
From: Sharon Glassman
Length: 00:02:06
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Piece Description
Grace was born to an Italian family in Brooklyn, raised in Mexico, has traveled the world. She and her American husband, Bob, retired to Sarasota in 2000 and volunteered as Democratic poll workers. She recounts how that experience changed her views on democracy -- a concept she defended abroad throughout her life... (Bob's comments in "Athens to Now") One of 15 chats with real people we recorded in front of an apple cider stand we set up in Brooklyn.
Mary McGrath
Posted on November 06, 2003 at 09:42 AM | Permalink
Review of Democracy, American-Style: "Sarasota Polls 2000"
Good election perspective from the Land of the Florida Chad. Provocative; good tight, short illustration and reminder of where we were a year ago.