Anything to Get Elected
OCTOBER 28, 2006 Listen to this Story
- Junior High Election
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As the campaign season ramps up in the next week, many politicians will resort to name-calling, half-truths and mud-slinging. Some might say their behavior is more commonly associated with junior high school than Congress. For a more direct comparison of those two established institutions, Minnesota Public Radio's Jeff Horwich went to Burnsville, Minnesota just hours before votes were cast for junior high student council.
Then, Election Prep
November 7 is just around the corner and elections officials across the country are scrambling to get ready. Unproven voting systems, delays in equipment deliveries, and audio programs that only speak Vietnamese are adding to the chaos. For an inside view of two precincts in the thick of it, Barbara talks with Wendy Noren in Boone County, Missouri and Freddie Oakley in Yolo County, California.
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- Music Bridge:
- Toby
- Artist: Millennial Territory Orchestra
- CD: MTO Vol. 1 (Sunnyside)
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