Electoral Dysfunction

Fun to watch
Although somewhat partisan, once you get thru the liberal spin it was informative. Better than Michael Moore to say the least

Semi-balanced but shallow
Mo Rocca does little more than a shallow news story on top of a civics lesson. The "documentary" begins with an overview of American suffrage history and a decent, high-level explanation of the electoral college and how/why our Founding Fathers created the system. Then the film devolves into a look at one county in Indiana - and how the process works there. Ironically, one of the main subjects of that narrow case is Michael Marshall (a county-level Democrat organizer who has been highly effective at get out the vote efforts), was sentenced to 18 months in prison for voter fraud just after this was filmed. Rocca also covers voter I.D. Laws, which is where the film gets highly unbalanced. In the end, it becomes clear that the film is a propaganda piece advocating a federally standardized, very loose, national popular vote system for electing our President. There is none of the humor promised, and the opposing issue of state's rights is quickly forgotten. Save time, skip the film...

I laughed, I cried
Eye-opening, entertaining, thought-provoking -- Mo Rocca is truly amazing as the host of this road trip, which taught me so much about our voting system without feeling "educational" or heavy-handed. It is full of "aha moments" and a lot of humor, along with strong personal stories and clear examples of reforms that would make our elections fairer and more equitable. Highly recommended! And nonpartisan, too.

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