Tonight on GRITtv we look at the ‘08 electoral map. Not just who’s running but who’s voting and what record turnout during the Democratic primary means. But the long shadow of 2000 and 2004 still looms. Will voting be fair and will everyone registered to vote be able to do so without standing on line for six hours or battling with poll workers? And will new technology make voting easier and more accessible?
Here to discuss the new voter turnout, a recent decision by the Veterans Administration to bar voter registration drives at VA Health Care Facilities, and organizing beyond any single election are Henry Serrano, Senior Organizer and Coordinator of the Voter Engagement Project and Community Voices Heard, Brian Lee of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), Steven Carbo, Senior Program Director of the Democracy Project Demos, and Susan Lerner Executive Director of Common Cause.
And an interview with BrownSox, a.k.a Arjun Jaikumar of Daily Kos. Jaikumar fills us in on the ‘08 electoral picture. He says that 2008 is a unique opportunity, perhaps even greater than 2006. There are 60 to 70 seats in the House that are potentially in play and at least a dozen in the Senate. They won’t all go blue, but some will and there may be some surprises too.
Another day on the road. Red State Road Trip Day 11 takes us to the Nation’s Capitol and features an interview with Dennis Kucinich on our fragile democracy and why the American people deserve a lot better than being lied to about their nation’s security. Finally a commentary from writer and activist Kenyon Farrow, co-editor of “Letters From Young Activists:Today’s Rebels Speak Out.” All that and more on GRITtv.






