In an election year, the politically active voices of our democracy are often the only ones we hear. But because my daddy was my first hero, and not a voting man, I wanted to find some voices like his to talk about democracy. This year, John Edwards hopes to become the vice-president of the United States. His parents were mill workers, like mine. They live in the little town of Robbins, N.C., where the textile mill has been closed for thirteen years. My co-producer, Libby Conn and I went to Robbins, in search of working non-voters. We found ourselves at Amy's Cafe.

In an election year, the politically active voices of our democracy are often the only ones we hear. But because my daddy was my first hero, and not a voting man, I wanted to find some voices like his to talk about democracy. This year, John Edwards hopes to become the vice-president of the United States. His parents were mill workers, like mine. They live in the little town of Robbins, N.C., where the textile mill has been closed for thirteen years. My co-producer, Libby Conn and I went to Robbins, in search of working non-voters. We found ourselves at Amy's Cafe.

In an election year, the politically active voices of our democracy are often the only ones we hear. But because my daddy was my first hero, and not a voting man, I wanted to find some voices like his to talk about democracy. This year, John Edwards hopes to become the vice-president of the United States. His parents were mill workers, like mine. They live in the little town of Robbins, N.C., where the textile mill has been closed for thirteen years. My co-producer, Libby Conn and I went to Robbins, in search of working non-voters. We found ourselves at Amy's Cafe.