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>>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO "ARIZONA
WELCOME TO "ARIZONA ILLUSTRATED," FOR WEDNESDAY, THE
ILLUSTRATED," FOR WEDNESDAY, THE 7th OF NOVEMBER, 22012.
7th OF NOVEMBER, 22012. THE ELECTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY
THE ELECTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE OVER, BUT SOME ARE STILL
ARE OVER, BUT SOME ARE STILL CLOSE TO CALL.
CLOSE TO CALL. WE'RE JOINED BY CHRISTOPHER
WE'RE JOINED BY CHRISTOPHER CONOVER AND ANDREA KELLY,
CONOVER AND ANDREA KELLY, SPEAKING TO DIFFERENT GROUPS
SPEAKING TO DIFFERENT GROUPS ABOUT THE LATEST SITUATION.
ABOUT THE LATEST SITUATION. ANDREA, HERE IN SOUTHERN
ANDREA, HERE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, WE HAVE THREE
ARIZONA, WE HAVE THREE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS THAT
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS THAT IMPACT THIS COMMUNITY.
IMPACT THIS COMMUNITY. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THOSE
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THOSE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS?
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS? >> WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT
>> WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.
SITUATIONS. THE MOST CLEAR CUT IS
THE MOST CLEAR CUT IS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3, WHICH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3, WHICH IS THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF
IS THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA.
SOUTHERN ARIZONA. AND IN THAT RACE, U.S.
AND IN THAT RACE, U.S. REPRESENTATIVE RAUL GRIJALVA HAS
REPRESENTATIVE RAUL GRIJALVA HAS A CLEAR LEAD, A DOUBLE-DIGIT
A CLEAR LEAD, A DOUBLE-DIGIT LEAD IN THE PERCENTAGES, SO HE
LEAD IN THE PERCENTAGES, SO HE PROBABLY WILL HOLD ONTO THAT.
PROBABLY WILL HOLD ONTO THAT. STILL SOME VOTES LEFT TO BE
STILL SOME VOTES LEFT TO BE COUNTED, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE
COUNTED, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE WILL PROBABLY HOLD ONTO THAT.
WILL PROBABLY HOLD ONTO THAT. THEN I'LL JUMP TO CONGRESSIONAL
THEN I'LL JUMP TO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1, NORTHWESTERN PIMA
DISTRICT 1, NORTHWESTERN PIMA COUNTY AND ACTUALLY ALL THE WAY
COUNTY AND ACTUALLY ALL THE WAY UP TO THE UTAH STATE LINE IN
UP TO THE UTAH STATE LINE IN THAT RACE, DEMOCRAT ANN
THAT RACE, DEMOCRAT ANN KIRKPATRICK HAS A LEAD OVER
KIRKPATRICK HAS A LEAD OVER JONATHAN PAYTON.
JONATHAN PAYTON. A CLOSER LEAD.
A CLOSER LEAD. A MUCH CLOSER LEAD, SO WE'LL SEE
A MUCH CLOSER LEAD, SO WE'LL SEE IF THAT HOLDS FOR THE VOTE
IF THAT HOLDS FOR THE VOTE COUNTING CONTINUING THIS WEEK,
COUNTING CONTINUING THIS WEEK, BUT SHE HAS A COUPLE OF POINTS
BUT SHE HAS A COUPLE OF POINTS ON HIM.
ON HIM. IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT THREE,
IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT THREE, I'M SORRY, CONGRESSIONAL
I'M SORRY, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT TWO, A RACE THAT
DISTRICT TWO, A RACE THAT REMAINS TOO CLOSE TO CALL.
REMAINS TOO CLOSE TO CALL. THAT'S THE RACE THAT RON BARBER
THAT'S THE RACE THAT RON BARBER WON OVER THE SUMMER TO FINISH
WON OVER THE SUMMER TO FINISH OUT THE TERM AND LAST NIGHT WE
OUT THE TERM AND LAST NIGHT WE SAW RESULTS COME IN FOR THE TWO
SAW RESULTS COME IN FOR THE TWO COMPETING FOR A FULL TWO-YEAR
COMPETING FOR A FULL TWO-YEAR TERM.
TERM. THAT RACE IS TOO CLOSE TO CALL
THAT RACE IS TOO CLOSE TO CALL AND WITHIN LESS THAN 2,000 VOTES
AND WITHIN LESS THAN 2,000 VOTES OF EACH OTHER AND A LOT MORE
OF EACH OTHER AND A LOT MORE BALLOTS THAN THAT TO BE COUNTED.
BALLOTS THAN THAT TO BE COUNTED. SO WE'LL WAIT TO SEE RESULTS ON
SO WE'LL WAIT TO SEE RESULTS ON THAT.
THAT. BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE WAITING TO
BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE WAITING TO WAY IN.
WAY IN. THEY AGREE WE SHOULD WEIGHT.
THEY AGREE WE SHOULD WEIGHT. LET'S HEAR FROM MARTHA McSALLY.
LET'S HEAR FROM MARTHA McSALLY. >> WE FEEL GOOD.
>> WE FEEL GOOD. WENT TO BED LAST NIGHT OR THIS
WENT TO BED LAST NIGHT OR THIS MORNING IN A GOOD POSITION WITH
MORNING IN A GOOD POSITION WITH A GOOD LEAD AND IN THE PROCESS
A GOOD LEAD AND IN THE PROCESS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
THAT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ITSELF OUT.
ITSELF OUT. TO MAKE SURE EVERY VOTE IS
TO MAKE SURE EVERY VOTE IS COUNTED.
COUNTED. BOTH IN PIMA COUNTY AND IN
BOTH IN PIMA COUNTY AND IN KOCHISE COUNTY.
KOCHISE COUNTY. WE'LL LET THE EXPERTS WORK THAT
WE'LL LET THE EXPERTS WORK THAT OUT.
OUT. >> THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID THIS
>> THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID THIS MORNING.
MORNING. LAST NIGHT THE RACE TOO CLOSE TO
LAST NIGHT THE RACE TOO CLOSE TO KAUCHL THIS MORNING, IT REMAINED
KAUCHL THIS MORNING, IT REMAINED TOO CLOSE TO CALL.
TOO CLOSE TO CALL. AND SHE WAS JUST COMMENTING ON
AND SHE WAS JUST COMMENTING ON HOW CLOSE THE RACE WAS, THANKING
HOW CLOSE THE RACE WAS, THANKING VOLUNTEERS, AND BASICALLY SAYING
VOLUNTEERS, AND BASICALLY SAYING SHE WANTS TO LET THE PROCESS
SHE WANTS TO LET THE PROCESS PLAY OUT.
PLAY OUT. AND SIMILAR COMMENTS THIS
AND SIMILAR COMMENTS THIS MORNING FROM RON BARBER'S
MORNING FROM RON BARBER'S CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. WE SPOKE TO JESSICA FLOYD.
WE SPOKE TO JESSICA FLOYD. SHE HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE
SHE HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE CLOSE RACE.
CLOSE RACE. >> CERTAINLY WE'VE SEEN CLOSE
>> CERTAINLY WE'VE SEEN CLOSE RACES IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA
RACES IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA BEFORE.
BEFORE. WE KNOW THAT RON WON THE EARLY
WE KNOW THAT RON WON THE EARLY VOTE, AND THOSE EARLY BALLOTS
VOTE, AND THOSE EARLY BALLOTS LAST NIGHT BY OVER,000 VOTES, SO
LAST NIGHT BY OVER,000 VOTES, SO WE ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC,
WE ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC, GOING INTO WHAT'S GOING TO BE
GOING INTO WHAT'S GOING TO BE SEVERAL DAYS, IT LOOKS LIKE OF
SEVERAL DAYS, IT LOOKS LIKE OF COUNTING BALLOTS OR LETTING THE
COUNTING BALLOTS OR LETTING THE RECORDER'S OFFICE MAKE SURE THAT
RECORDER'S OFFICE MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SOUTHERN ARIZONAN'S VOICE
EVERY SOUTHERN ARIZONAN'S VOICE IS HEARD.
IS HEARD. >> YOU HEARD RON BARBER'S
>> YOU HEARD RON BARBER'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER REFERENCE CLOSE
CAMPAIGN MANAGER REFERENCE CLOSE RACES IN THE PAST.
RACES IN THE PAST. IF YOU RECALL, 2010, THE LAST
IF YOU RECALL, 2010, THE LAST CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION HERE,
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION HERE, VERY CLOSE ON ELECTION NIGHT
VERY CLOSE ON ELECTION NIGHT BETWEEN GABRIELLE GIFFORD AND
BETWEEN GABRIELLE GIFFORD AND JESSE KELLY AND IT TOOK UNTIL
JESSE KELLY AND IT TOOK UNTIL FRIDAY OF ELECTION WEEK TO WORK
FRIDAY OF ELECTION WEEK TO WORK OUT.
OUT. ANOTHER FEW DAYS OUT SITUATION.
ANOTHER FEW DAYS OUT SITUATION. >> CHRISTOPHER CONOVER, SPEAKING
>> CHRISTOPHER CONOVER, SPEAKING TO THE PIMA COUNTY RECORDER, A
TO THE PIMA COUNTY RECORDER, A LOT OF PEOPLE WONDERING WHY DO
LOT OF PEOPLE WONDERING WHY DO WE HAVE UNCOUNTED BALLOTS?
WE HAVE UNCOUNTED BALLOTS? HOW DOES THE SYSTEM WORK WE HAVE
HOW DOES THE SYSTEM WORK WE HAVE TO WAIT A DAY OR MORE TO GET
TO WAIT A DAY OR MORE TO GET FINAL RESULTS?
FINAL RESULTS? >> THIS IS GOING TO BE A DAY OR
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A DAY OR MORE AND PROBABLY MORE LIKE TEN
MORE AND PROBABLY MORE LIKE TEN DAYS AT THIS POINT.
DAYS AT THIS POINT. WE'RE DEALING WITH TWO SEPARATE
WE'RE DEALING WITH TWO SEPARATE SETS OF UNCOUNTED BALLOTS.
SETS OF UNCOUNTED BALLOTS. THE LATE EARLY BALLOTS, PEOPLE
THE LATE EARLY BALLOTS, PEOPLE WHO GOT EARLY BALLOTS IN THE
WHO GOT EARLY BALLOTS IN THE MAIL, DIDN'T GET THEM MAILED
MAIL, DIDN'T GET THEM MAILED BACK AND TOOK THEM TO A POLLING
BACK AND TOOK THEM TO A POLLING PLACE.
PLACE. THOSE ARE BEING COUNTED NOW, AND
THOSE ARE BEING COUNTED NOW, AND SHOULD GO RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
SHOULD GO RELATIVELY QUICKLY. THE SLOWDOWN THEY HAVE TO VERIFY
THE SLOWDOWN THEY HAVE TO VERIFY THE SIGNATURES.
THE SIGNATURES. THAT SHOULD GO RELATIVELY
THAT SHOULD GO RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. THE PIMA COUNTY RECORDER SAYS
THE PIMA COUNTY RECORDER SAYS THERE ARE ABOUT 31,000 OF THOSE
THERE ARE ABOUT 31,000 OF THOSE THAT NEED TO BE COUNTED.
THAT NEED TO BE COUNTED. THE ONES THAT WILL TAKE TIME ARE
THE ONES THAT WILL TAKE TIME ARE THE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS, PEOPLE
THE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS, PEOPLE WHO FILLED OUT THE PAPERWORK TO
WHO FILLED OUT THE PAPERWORK TO VOTE BECAUSE THEIR NAMES WEREN'T
VOTE BECAUSE THEIR NAMES WEREN'T ON THEROLLS IN THIS TIR PRECINCT
ON THEROLLS IN THIS TIR PRECINCT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THERE WAS A PROBLEM.
THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THERE ARE ABOUT 26,000 OF THOSE,
THERE ARE ABOUT 26,000 OF THOSE, AND THAT NUMBER MAY CLIMB
AND THAT NUMBER MAY CLIMB ACCORDING TO THE RECORDER.
ACCORDING TO THE RECORDER. THOSE TAKE MORE TIME.
THOSE TAKE MORE TIME. THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHY A
THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHY A BALLOT WAS DONE PROVISIONALLY,
BALLOT WAS DONE PROVISIONALLY, MAY HAVE TO TALK TO THE VOTER,
MAY HAVE TO TALK TO THE VOTER, CHECK IT AGAINST VOTER ROLLS AND
CHECK IT AGAINST VOTER ROLLS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY HAVE ABOUT TEN DAYS TO GET
THEY HAVE ABOUT TEN DAYS TO GET THAT DONE.
THAT DONE. THIS IS NOT THE LARGEST AMOUNT
THIS IS NOT THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF PROVISIONAL BALLOTS THAT THE
OF PROVISIONAL BALLOTS THAT THE COUNTY HAS HAD.
COUNTY HAS HAD. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, 28,000.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, 28,000. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE DONE
THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE DONE IN TIME.
IN TIME. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF LONG
IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF LONG NIGHTS FOR THE RECORDER'S STAFF.
NIGHTS FOR THE RECORDER'S STAFF. >> IT SEEMS LIKE THAT IN THE
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THAT IN THE McSALLY AND BARBER CASE, ANDREA,
McSALLY AND BARBER CASE, ANDREA, SORT OF RELIVING THE PAST HERE
SORT OF RELIVING THE PAST HERE FROM TWO YEARS AGO WHEN
FROM TWO YEARS AGO WHEN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS WAS IN THE
GABRIELLE GIFFORDS WAS IN THE RACE.
RACE. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. AND AS I MENTIONED, WE WAITED
AND AS I MENTIONED, WE WAITED SEVERAL DAYS FOR THAT TO GET
SEVERAL DAYS FOR THAT TO GET RESOLVED AND PROBABLY GOING TO
RESOLVED AND PROBABLY GOING TO BE WAITING FOR SEVERAL DAYS ON
BE WAITING FOR SEVERAL DAYS ON THIS ONE TOO.
THIS ONE TOO. ONE THING THAT BOTH OF THE
ONE THING THAT BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES ARE TALKING ABOUT,
CANDIDATES ARE TALKING ABOUT, BOTH OF THE CAMPAIGNS, WHERE ARE
BOTH OF THE CAMPAIGNS, WHERE ARE THE VOTES COMING FROM?
THE VOTES COMING FROM? IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE STARTED TO
IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE STARTED TO GET THOSE EARLY VOTE RESULTS
GET THOSE EARLY VOTE RESULTS LAST NIGHT, RON BARBER WAS DOING
LAST NIGHT, RON BARBER WAS DOING BETTER, AND THEN MARTHA McSALLY
BETTER, AND THEN MARTHA McSALLY CAME UP FROM BEHIND WHEN THE DAY
CAME UP FROM BEHIND WHEN THE DAY OF VOTERS STARTED TO COME, WHICH
OF VOTERS STARTED TO COME, WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO HARD TO
IS WHY IT'S SO HARD TO DETERMINE.
DETERMINE. AS CHRISTOPHER WAS TALKING
AS CHRISTOPHER WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE EARLY AND
ABOUT, THE EARLY AND PROVISIONALS THAT STILL NEED TO
PROVISIONALS THAT STILL NEED TO BE COUNTED, THOSE EARLY BALLOTS
BE COUNTED, THOSE EARLY BALLOTS DROPPED OFF AT POLLING PLACES
DROPPED OFF AT POLLING PLACES YESTERDAY, MAY HAVE BEEN DROPPED
YESTERDAY, MAY HAVE BEEN DROPPED OFF BY THOSE WHO VOTED YESTERDAY
OFF BY THOSE WHO VOTED YESTERDAY OR VOTED WEEKS BEFORE AND GOT TO
OR VOTED WEEKS BEFORE AND GOT TO MAIL THEM AND THE PROVISIONALS,
MAIL THEM AND THE PROVISIONALS, WE DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY THEY
WE DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY THEY WILL GO.
WILL GO. >> CHRISTOPHER, YOU ARE SPEAKING
>> CHRISTOPHER, YOU ARE SPEAKING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN ARIZONA.
ARIZONA. WHAT IS HE SAYING WITH B ALL OF
WHAT IS HE SAYING WITH B ALL OF THIS?
THIS? >> THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS THE
>> THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS THE TOP ELECTION OFFICIAL IN
TOP ELECTION OFFICIAL IN ARIZONA.
ARIZONA. AND HE CONDUCT WITH THE GOVERNOR
AND HE CONDUCT WITH THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER MEMBERS WHAT IS CALLED
AND OTHER MEMBERS WHAT IS CALLED THE OFFICIAL CANVASS.
THE OFFICIAL CANVASS. THEY GET THE OFFICIAL NUMBERS
THEY GET THE OFFICIAL NUMBERS AND VERIFY THEM AND MAKE THE
AND VERIFY THEM AND MAKE THE ELECTION OFFICIAL.
ELECTION OFFICIAL. THAT IS TIMED OUT IN STATUTE.
THAT IS TIMED OUT IN STATUTE. THEY ARE NOT REALLY PRONE TO LET
THEY ARE NOT REALLY PRONE TO LET THE COUNTIES HAVE MORE TIME TO
THE COUNTIES HAVE MORE TIME TO COUNT.
COUNT. NOW, SHE MAY ASK FOR MORE TIME.
NOW, SHE MAY ASK FOR MORE TIME. SHE IS NOT EXPECTING TO NEED TO.
SHE IS NOT EXPECTING TO NEED TO. SHE MAY ASK FOR IT THE SECRETARY
SHE MAY ASK FOR IT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, NOT VERY
OF STATE'S OFFICE, NOT VERY PRONE TO GIVE THAT, BUT THERE
PRONE TO GIVE THAT, BUT THERE ARE TEN DAYS TO WORK WITH.
ARE TEN DAYS TO WORK WITH. SO WE'RE IN A VERY SLOW PROCESS,
SO WE'RE IN A VERY SLOW PROCESS, METHODICAL PROCESS, A LEGAL
METHODICAL PROCESS, A LEGAL PROCESS AT THIS POINT.
PROCESS AT THIS POINT. EVERYONE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE
EVERYONE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE VOTES ARE COUNTED AND COUNTED
VOTES ARE COUNTED AND COUNTED CORRECTLY.
CORRECTLY. LET'S TAKE OUR TIME AND GO
LET'S TAKE OUR TIME AND GO FORWARD.
FORWARD. OF COURSE, WITH A CLOSE RACE
OF COURSE, WITH A CLOSE RACE LIKE THIS, McSALLY/BARBER RACE,
LIKE THIS, McSALLY/BARBER RACE, EVERYONE IS THINKING RECOUNT.
EVERYONE IS THINKING RECOUNT. RECOUNTS DON'T HAPPEN AND CAN'T
RECOUNTS DON'T HAPPEN AND CAN'T HAPPEN UNLESS IT'S WITHIN .1%,
HAPPEN UNLESS IT'S WITHIN .1%, THE VOTE, SO THE SECRETARY OF
THE VOTE, SO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE SAYS UNLESS THAT
STATE'S OFFICE SAYS UNLESS THAT HAPPENS, NO MATTER HOW BADLY THE
HAPPENS, NO MATTER HOW BADLY THE CANDIDATES MAY WANT TO RECOUNT,
CANDIDATES MAY WANT TO RECOUNT, LEGALLY THERE, IS NO RECOURSE
LEGALLY THERE, IS NO RECOURSE AND WILL NOT BE A RECOUNT UNLESS
AND WILL NOT BE A RECOUNT UNLESS THE THRESHOLD IS MET?
THE THRESHOLD IS MET? >> DID YOU HEAR FROM ANYBODY
>> DID YOU HEAR FROM ANYBODY YESTERDAY ABOUT THE FACT THAT
YESTERDAY ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE STILL SITUATIONS WHERE
THERE ARE STILL SITUATIONS WHERE WE DON'T KNOW AT THE END OF THE
WE DON'T KNOW AT THE END OF THE NIGHT?
NIGHT? OR JUST PART OF MODERN LIFE?
OR JUST PART OF MODERN LIFE? BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE REALLY
BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE REALLY TIGHT RACES, SOMETIMES IT JUST
TIGHT RACES, SOMETIMES IT JUST WILL HAPPEN.
WILL HAPPEN. >> I THINK PEOPLE ARE STARTING
>> I THINK PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO ACCEPT IT.
TO ACCEPT IT. IT SEEMS FUNNY WE USED TO HAVE
IT SEEMS FUNNY WE USED TO HAVE ALL OF OUR VOTING ON PAPER AND
ALL OF OUR VOTING ON PAPER AND THE RESULTS WERE POSTED ON DOORS
THE RESULTS WERE POSTED ON DOORS OF ELECTION OFFICES AND WE WOULD
OF ELECTION OFFICES AND WE WOULD KNOW AT THE END OF THE NIGHT WHO
KNOW AT THE END OF THE NIGHT WHO WON AND NOW WE HAVE ALL OF THE
WON AND NOW WE HAVE ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND ITS TAKING LONGER
TECHNOLOGY AND ITS TAKING LONGER TO TELL.
TO TELL. BUT CHRISTOPHER SAID, IF YOU
BUT CHRISTOPHER SAID, IF YOU WENT TO THE WRONG POLLING PLACE,
WENT TO THE WRONG POLLING PLACE, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN TURNEDED
AND YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN TURNEDED AWAY YEARS IN THE PAST.
AWAY YEARS IN THE PAST. >> ANDREA KELLY AND CHRISTOPHER
>> ANDREA KELLY AND CHRISTOPHER CONOVER, THANK YOU.
CONOVER, THANK YOU. >> THANKS.
>> THANKS. TONY.
TONY. >>> SUPPORTERS FOR A ONE CENT
>>> SUPPORTERS FOR A ONE CENT SALES TAX EXPERIENCED A SIZABLE
SALES TAX EXPERIENCED A SIZABLE DEFEAT DEBALLOT BOX.
DEFEAT DEBALLOT BOX. COMPLETE REVERSAL FROM TWO YEARS
COMPLETE REVERSAL FROM TWO YEARS AGO WHEN MORE THAN 60% APPROVED
AGO WHEN MORE THAN 60% APPROVED THE TEMPORARY 1 CENT SALES TAX
THE TEMPORARY 1 CENT SALES TAX FOR THREE YEARS.
FOR THREE YEARS. MICHAEL CHIHAK HAS AN INTERVIEW
MICHAEL CHIHAK HAS AN INTERVIEW ABOUT PROPOSITION 204.
ABOUT PROPOSITION 204. >> ANN EVEPEDERSEN, THANK YOU
>> ANN EVEPEDERSEN, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH ME.
FOR SPEAKING WITH ME. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> PROPOSITION 204 LOST ALMOST
>> PROPOSITION 204 LOST ALMOST 2-1.
2-1. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LEAD?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LEAD? >> WE SAW A VERY STRONG LEAD AND
>> WE SAW A VERY STRONG LEAD AND WHEN THE DARK MONEY STARTED
WHEN THE DARK MONEY STARTED COMING IN AND THE OPPOSITION
COMING IN AND THE OPPOSITION BOUGHT LOTS OF TV AD TIME.
BOUGHT LOTS OF TV AD TIME. POURED ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS
POURED ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS OF THE DARK MONEY IN WITH A
OF THE DARK MONEY IN WITH A COMPLETE MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN
COMPLETE MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN THAT MISLED VOTERS, SO WE COULD
THAT MISLED VOTERS, SO WE COULD SEE WHEN THAT STARTED ARE, OUR
SEE WHEN THAT STARTED ARE, OUR POLLING STARTED TO GO DOWN AND
POLLING STARTED TO GO DOWN AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY KEPT IT UP.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY KEPT IT UP. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO RESPOND.
RESPOND. SO WE WERE WERE EVENTUALLY
SO WE WERE WERE EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY DARK ON TELEVISION
COMPLETELY DARK ON TELEVISION WHILE THEY CONTINUED WITH THE
WHILE THEY CONTINUED WITH THE MISLEADING ATTACK ADS.
MISLEADING ATTACK ADS. >> DARK MONEY?
>> DARK MONEY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? >> THEY BROUGHT MONEY IN FROM A
>> THEY BROUGHT MONEY IN FROM A GROUP CALLED AMERICANS FOR
GROUP CALLED AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP, OUT OF
RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP, OUT OF PHOENIX.
PHOENIX. IT IS LED BY AN OPERATIVE WITH
IT IS LED BY AN OPERATIVE WITH TIES TO THE KOCH BROTHERS,
TIES TO THE KOCH BROTHERS, CALIFORNIA DEEMED THIS WAS, IN
CALIFORNIA DEEMED THIS WAS, IN FACT, MONEY LAUNDERING.
FACT, MONEY LAUNDERING. AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP NOW IS PROBABLY GOING
LEADERSHIP NOW IS PROBABLY GOING TO FACE CRIMINAL AND PROBABLY
TO FACE CRIMINAL AND PROBABLY CIVIL PENALTIES IN CALIFORNIA.
CIVIL PENALTIES IN CALIFORNIA. IN ESSENCE, THE NO CAMPAIGN
IN ESSENCE, THE NO CAMPAIGN FACILITATED THE USE OF THIS DARK
FACILITATED THE USE OF THIS DARK MONEY THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED MONEY
MONEY THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED MONEY LAUNDERING TO FIGHT WHAT IS A
LAUNDERING TO FIGHT WHAT IS A CITIZENS GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT.
CITIZENS GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT. SO IT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO
SO IT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THEM STOOP TO THOSE LEVELS,
SEE THEM STOOP TO THOSE LEVELS, TO BRING IN OUT OF STATE SPECIAL
TO BRING IN OUT OF STATE SPECIAL INTEREST MONEY TO FIGHT A GROUP
INTEREST MONEY TO FIGHT A GROUP OF PARENTS.
OF PARENTS. REMEMBER, WE'RE A GROUP OF
REMEMBER, WE'RE A GROUP OF VOLUNTEER PARENTS, WHO WORKED
VOLUNTEER PARENTS, WHO WORKED FOR TWO YEARS TO GET THIS ON THE
FOR TWO YEARS TO GET THIS ON THE BALLOT.
BALLOT. >> YOU HAD A PRETTY GOOD BUDGET
>> YOU HAD A PRETTY GOOD BUDGET FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN TOO.
FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN TOO. DID YOU HAVE OUT OF STATE MONEY?
DID YOU HAVE OUT OF STATE MONEY? >> WE HAD ONE OUT OF STATE
>> WE HAD ONE OUT OF STATE DONORS, THE NATIONAL EDUCATION
DONORS, THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
ASSOCIATION. WE KNOW WHO THAT IS, IT'S
WE KNOW WHO THAT IS, IT'S TEACHERS.
TEACHERS. THEIR DARK MONEY CAME FROM THIS
THEIR DARK MONEY CAME FROM THIS GROUP, AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE
GROUP, AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP, LINKED TO THE KOCH
LEADERSHIP, LINKED TO THE KOCH BROTHERS.
BROTHERS. THEY ARE KANSAS BILLIONAIRE
THEY ARE KANSAS BILLIONAIRE BROTHERS AND THEY HAVE AN AGREND
BROTHERS AND THEY HAVE AN AGREND DEPENDA, THE PRIVATIZATION OF
DEPENDA, THE PRIVATIZATION OF EDUCATION.
EDUCATION. THEY BELIEVE WE SHOULD MOVE TO A
THEY BELIEVE WE SHOULD MOVE TO A FOR-PROFIT MODEL.
FOR-PROFIT MODEL. WE FIND THIS DEEPLY CONCERNING.
WE FIND THIS DEEPLY CONCERNING. THEY HAVE ALLIES IN THE STATE
THEY HAVE ALLIES IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, IN THE EXECUTIVE
LEGISLATURE, IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, AND PEOPLE WORKING RIGHT
BRANCH, AND PEOPLE WORKING RIGHT NOW WHO HAVE A PRIVATIZATION
NOW WHO HAVE A PRIVATIZATION AGENDA WHO WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE
AGENDA WHO WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE TO A VOUCHER SYSTEM.
TO A VOUCHER SYSTEM. AND SO TO THINK OUT OF STATE
AND SO TO THINK OUT OF STATE MONEY WAS A SPECIAL INTEREST
MONEY WAS A SPECIAL INTEREST LIKE THAT CAME IN AND PLAYED
LIKE THAT CAME IN AND PLAYED HERE AND WAS BASICALLY USED TO
HERE AND WAS BASICALLY USED TO MISLEAD VOTERS AND
MISLEAD VOTERS AND UNFORTUNATELY, NEWS OF THIS ONLY
UNFORTUNATELY, NEWS OF THIS ONLY BROKE MONDAY, THE DAY BEFORE THE
BROKE MONDAY, THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION, AND SO I'M AFRAID AS
ELECTION, AND SO I'M AFRAID AS VOTERS FIND OUTSIDE WHAT
VOTERS FIND OUTSIDE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED, SOMEBODY CAME
ACTUALLY HAPPENED, SOMEBODY CAME IN AND BOUGHT AN ELECTION, THEY
IN AND BOUGHT AN ELECTION, THEY WILL BE VERY UPSET BY THAT, AND
WILL BE VERY UPSET BY THAT, AND WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR SORT OF
WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR SORT OF THE OUTRAGE FROM PEOPLE THAT
THE OUTRAGE FROM PEOPLE THAT THIS HAPPENED, AND THE STATE
THIS HAPPENED, AND THE STATE TREASURER, GROUPS LIKE THE
TREASURER, GROUPS LIKE THE ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHICH LED THE OPPOSITION, WERE
WHICH LED THE OPPOSITION, WERE RUN OUT OF OFFICE.
RUN OUT OF OFFICE. GOVERNOR BREWER AND OTHERS
GOVERNOR BREWER AND OTHERS HELPED FACILITATE THIS.
HELPED FACILITATE THIS. IT'S VERY DISTURBING.
IT'S VERY DISTURBING. >> DOES THAT MEAN YOU THINK YOU
>> DOES THAT MEAN YOU THINK YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER SHOT AT THIS
WILL HAVE ANOTHER SHOT AT THIS INITIATIVE OR SOME OTHER KIND OF
INITIATIVE OR SOME OTHER KIND OF MEASURE?
MEASURE? >> THE PROBLEM HASN'T GONE AWAY.
>> THE PROBLEM HASN'T GONE AWAY. WE HAVE A DEEP FUNDING CRISIS IN
WE HAVE A DEEP FUNDING CRISIS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
THE STATE OF ARIZONA. AND WHEN PROP 100 GOES AWAY,
AND WHEN PROP 100 GOES AWAY, WE'LL LOSE 1 BILLION FROM THE
WE'LL LOSE 1 BILLION FROM THE STATE BUDGET.
STATE BUDGET. 450 MILLION IN CORPORATE TAX
450 MILLION IN CORPORATE TAX CUTS COMING, AND SO WE'RE GOING
CUTS COMING, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE REMOVING 1.5 BILLION FROM
TO BE REMOVING 1.5 BILLION FROM THE BUDGET.
THE BUDGET. I'M VERY CONCERNED THERE WILL BE
I'M VERY CONCERNED THERE WILL BE MORE SCHOOL FUNDING CUTS AND SO
MORE SCHOOL FUNDING CUTS AND SO WE NEED A SOLUTION, AND IF THE
WE NEED A SOLUTION, AND IF THE LEGISLATURE WON'T PROVIDE A
LEGISLATURE WON'T PROVIDE A SOLUTION, THEN ABSOLUTELY WE
SOLUTION, THEN ABSOLUTELY WE WILL GO BACK TO VOTERS.
WILL GO BACK TO VOTERS. WHAT WE'VE LEARNED NOW IS THE
WHAT WE'VE LEARNED NOW IS THE WAY THAT THE OPPOSITION, THE
WAY THAT THE OPPOSITION, THE LENGTHS TO WHICH THEY ARE
LENGTHS TO WHICH THEY ARE WILLING TO GO.
WILLING TO GO. WILLING TO DECEIVE PEOPLE,
WILLING TO DECEIVE PEOPLE, WILLING TO USE DARK MONEY, AND
WILLING TO USE DARK MONEY, AND WILLING TO FIGHT -- THIS WAS A
WILLING TO FIGHT -- THIS WAS A VERY UNFAIR FIGHT.
VERY UNFAIR FIGHT. AND I THINK THEY -- THEY KNOW
AND I THINK THEY -- THEY KNOW THAT, AND THAT'S GOING TO COME
THAT, AND THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT.
OUT. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO BE PREPARED
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT, AND WE WOULD REALLY
FOR THAT, AND WE WOULD REALLY HAVE TO HAVE A WAR CHEST TO BE
HAVE TO HAVE A WAR CHEST TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY FEND OFF
ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY FEND OFF THE ANTI EDUCATION FORCES.
THE ANTI EDUCATION FORCES. >> NOW, YOUR ORGANIZATION KIND
>> NOW, YOUR ORGANIZATION KIND OF HAS ITS ROOSE TS IN GOING TOE
OF HAS ITS ROOSE TS IN GOING TOE LEGISLATURE AND GOING AND
LEGISLATURE AND GOING AND LOBBYING AND ASKING FOR MORE
LOBBYING AND ASKING FOR MORE MONEY FOR EDUCATION AND NOT
MONEY FOR EDUCATION AND NOT BEING SUCCESSFUL.
BEING SUCCESSFUL. WE HAVE A NEW LEGISLATURE COMING
WE HAVE A NEW LEGISLATURE COMING IN IN JANUARY, A NEW MAKEUP, THE
IN IN JANUARY, A NEW MAKEUP, THE REPUBLICAN, NOT A SUPERMAJORITY
REPUBLICAN, NOT A SUPERMAJORITY IN EITHER HOUSE AS I UNDERSTAND
IN EITHER HOUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
IT. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE?
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE? HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THAT, AND
HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THAT, AND THINK YOU CAN GET SOMETHING DONE
THINK YOU CAN GET SOMETHING DONE LEGISLATIVELY?
LEGISLATIVELY? >> I THINK THERE WILL BE SOME
>> I THINK THERE WILL BE SOME FUNDING PUT BACK.
FUNDING PUT BACK. MOSTLY TO HELP FUND THE UNFUNDED
MOSTLY TO HELP FUND THE UNFUNDED REFORMS THAT HAVE BEEN MANDATED
REFORMS THAT HAVE BEEN MANDATED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE. I THINK THERE WILL PROBABLY BE
I THINK THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS ON THAT
SOME SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS ON THAT FRONT AND THAT'S NECESSARY, AND
FRONT AND THAT'S NECESSARY, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THAT'S IMPORTANT. BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE
BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE LEGISLATURE, WE LED THE NATION
LEGISLATURE, WE LED THE NATION IN THE CUTS.
IN THE CUTS. A BILLION DOLLARS WAS CUT AND NO
A BILLION DOLLARS WAS CUT AND NO WAY THEY WILL RESORE A BILLION
WAY THEY WILL RESORE A BILLION DOLLARS, BECAUSE IT ISN'T THERE.
DOLLARS, BECAUSE IT ISN'T THERE. WE'RE STILL AMONG ONE OF THE
WE'RE STILL AMONG ONE OF THE WORST FUNDED EDUCATION SYSTEMS
WORST FUNDED EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE NATION, AND I'M VERY
IN THE NATION, AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR ARIZONA SCHOOLCHILDREN
HOLDS FOR ARIZONA SCHOOLCHILDREN IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH A
IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH A BETTER SOLUTION, AND I'M ALSO
BETTER SOLUTION, AND I'M ALSO REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ECONOMY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
ECONOMY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS IN FIGHTING FOR THIS, WE
HAPPENS IN FIGHTING FOR THIS, WE TRAVELED AROUND THE STATE AND I
TRAVELED AROUND THE STATE AND I HEARD FROM COMMUNITY AFTER
HEARD FROM COMMUNITY AFTER COMMUNITY THAT TRIED TO BRING A
COMMUNITY THAT TRIED TO BRING A REALLY GOOD BUSINESS WITH GOOD
REALLY GOOD BUSINESS WITH GOOD PAYING JOBS INTO THEIR COMMUNITY
PAYING JOBS INTO THEIR COMMUNITY AND THAT BUSINESS WOULD COME,
AND THAT BUSINESS WOULD COME, THEY WOULD CHECK OUT ARIZONA'S
THEY WOULD CHECK OUT ARIZONA'S STANDING IN TERM TERMS OF
STANDING IN TERM TERMS OF EDUCATION FUNDING AND TURN
EDUCATION FUNDING AND TURN AROUND AND LEAVE, AND NOT EVEN
AROUND AND LEAVE, AND NOT EVEN GIVE IT A GO IN ARIZONA.
GIVE IT A GO IN ARIZONA. BUSINESSES NEED TO HAVE AN
BUSINESSES NEED TO HAVE AN EDUCATED WORKFORCE AND THEIR
EDUCATED WORKFORCE AND THEIR SCHOOLS NEED TO HAVE A GOOD
SCHOOLS NEED TO HAVE A GOOD WORKFORCE.
WORKFORCE. IN ORDER TO TURN THINGS AROUND
IN ORDER TO TURN THINGS AROUND IN ARIZONA, WE NEED A BETTER
IN ARIZONA, WE NEED A BETTER SOLUTION.
SOLUTION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'LL GET FROM
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'LL GET FROM THE LEGISLATURE, BUT THEY CAN'T
THE LEGISLATURE, BUT THEY CAN'T THROW EDUCATION A BONE AND
THROW EDUCATION A BONE AND PRETEND TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
PRETEND TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. >> ANN-EVE PEDERSEN, THANK YOU
>> ANN-EVE PEDERSEN, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH ME.
FOR SPEAKING WITH ME. >> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. >>> THE STATE'S SECOND LARGEST
>>> THE STATE'S SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL WELCOME TWO
SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL WELCOME TWO NEW GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS
NEW GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS AFTER A COMPETITIVE ELECTION
AFTER A COMPETITIVE ELECTION LAST NIGHT IN WHICH 2 1 2 PEOPLE
LAST NIGHT IN WHICH 2 1 2 PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FOR THREE SEATS.
ARE RUNNING FOR THREE SEATS. WE HAVE THE STORY ABOUT THE
WE HAVE THE STORY ABOUT THE ELECTION IN THE TUCSON UNIFIED
ELECTION IN THE TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE ONE
SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE ONE INCOME WENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO
INCOME WENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO HOLD ONTO ITS POSITION BUT TWO
HOLD ONTO ITS POSITION BUT TWO OTHERS ARE BEING REPLACED.
OTHERS ARE BEING REPLACED. >> THE TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL
>> THE TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS EXPERIENCING A
DISTRICT IS EXPERIENCING A DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT, COULD
DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT, COULD FACE A $17 MILLION DEFICIT AND
FACE A $17 MILLION DEFICIT AND IT HAS MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES
IT HAS MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES AFTER THE SHUTDOWN OF THE
AFTER THE SHUTDOWN OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES CLASSES.
CLASSES. STARTING JANUARY 1st, THE
STARTING JANUARY 1st, THE GOVERNING BOARD WILL LOOK QUITE
GOVERNING BOARD WILL LOOK QUITE DIFFERENT AFTER ONE INCUMBENT
DIFFERENT AFTER ONE INCUMBENT RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION KEPT HIS
RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION KEPT HIS SEAT.
SEAT. CRYSTAL FOSTER TOOK 13% OF THE
CRYSTAL FOSTER TOOK 13% OF THE VOTE.
VOTE. MARK STEGEMAN, CAME OUT RIGHT
MARK STEGEMAN, CAME OUT RIGHT BEHIND POSTER WITH 12.9% OF THE
BEHIND POSTER WITH 12.9% OF THE VOTE AND THE LAST SEAT WENT TO
VOTE AND THE LAST SEAT WENT TO 10% OF THE VOTE.
10% OF THE VOTE. PIMA COUNTY STILL HAD 80,000
PIMA COUNTY STILL HAD 80,000 BALLOTS TO PROCESS AND COUNT.
BALLOTS TO PROCESS AND COUNT. HALF WERE EARLY BALLOTS DROPPED
HALF WERE EARLY BALLOTS DROPPED OFF AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION
OFF AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY, EXPECTED TO BE COUNTED
DAY, EXPECTED TO BE COUNTED TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. THE OTHERS ARE PROVISIONAL
THE OTHERS ARE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS AND COULD TAKE UP TO TEN
BALLOTS AND COULD TAKE UP TO TEN DAYS.
DAYS. FOSTER IS LOOKING FORWARD TO
FOSTER IS LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING A SEAT IN THE BOARD ROOM.
TAKING A SEAT IN THE BOARD ROOM. >> TODAY STARTS A BRAND NEW DAY,
>> TODAY STARTS A BRAND NEW DAY, A NEW VISION, NEW DIRECTION, AND
A NEW VISION, NEW DIRECTION, AND IT BRINGS COMMUNITY VALUES AND
IT BRINGS COMMUNITY VALUES AND DO THE RIGHT THINGS FOR OUR
DO THE RIGHT THINGS FOR OUR KIDS.
KIDS. >> FOSTER HAS BEEN FOLLOWING
>> FOSTER HAS BEEN FOLLOWING WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN USD
WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN USD VERY CLOSELY.
VERY CLOSELY. >> EYE BEEN AT THE BOARD
>> EYE BEEN AT THE BOARD MEETINGS AND I'M PREPARED TO
MEETINGS AND I'M PREPARED TO DEFINITELY MOVE FORWARD.
DEFINITELY MOVE FORWARD. TO COME TOGETHER AND WE HAVE TO
TO COME TOGETHER AND WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
COME TOGETHER AS A TEAM. >> SHE'S BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR 20
>> SHE'S BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR 20 YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY A TEACHER
YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY A TEACHER IN THE SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL
IN THE SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. AND USC'S GOVERNING BOARD, WILL
AND USC'S GOVERNING BOARD, WILL WORK WITH AGGRESSION FROM
WORK WITH AGGRESSION FROM TEACHING.
TEACHING. >> I RAN THE RACE TO BRING MY
>> I RAN THE RACE TO BRING MY PERSPECTIVE TO THE DECISION AND
PERSPECTIVE TO THE DECISION AND THAT'S A CRITICAL DECISION THAT
THAT'S A CRITICAL DECISION THAT WE'RE HAPPENING IN OUR
WE'RE HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY, DIDN'T HAVE THE
COMMUNITY, DIDN'T HAVE THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CLASSROOM.
PERSPECTIVE OF THE CLASSROOM. OF THE KIDS AND TEACHERS.
OF THE KIDS AND TEACHERS. >> KAM KAT SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF
>> KAM KAT SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF HIS SON THAT HE DECIDED TO
HIS SON THAT HE DECIDED TO CHALLENGE THREE INCUMBENTS IN
CHALLENGE THREE INCUMBENTS IN THE RACE.
THE RACE. >> I'M ONE OF 50,000 PARENTS
>> I'M ONE OF 50,000 PARENTS STILL LEFT IN THE DISTRICT AND
STILL LEFT IN THE DISTRICT AND OUR SON HAS -- HAS THE LUXURY OF
OUR SON HAS -- HAS THE LUXURY OF HAVING TWO PARENTS AT HOME WITH
HAVING TWO PARENTS AT HOME WITH COLLEGE DEGREES.
COLLEGE DEGREES. THERE IS A LOT OF LITTLE BOYS
THERE IS A LOT OF LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE DISTRICT THAT
AND GIRLS IN THE DISTRICT THAT DON'T HAVE THAT, AND YOU KNOW,
DON'T HAVE THAT, AND YOU KNOW, MY MOM TAUGHT ME TO DO THE RIGHT
MY MOM TAUGHT ME TO DO THE RIGHT THING, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO
THING, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
DO. IT SOUNDS CORNY, WE WANT TO MAKE
IT SOUNDS CORNY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STANDING UP FOR THE
SURE WE'RE STANDING UP FOR THE KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO
KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO STAND UP FOR THEM.
STAND UP FOR THEM. >> THE TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL
>> THE TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FACING TOUGH
DISTRICT IS FACING TOUGH DECISIONS.
DECISIONS. >> I'M STILL SURPRISED I WAS
>> I'M STILL SURPRISED I WAS ABLE TO GET IN THERE, WE PUT OUT
ABLE TO GET IN THERE, WE PUT OUT THE BEST RACE WE COULD.
THE BEST RACE WE COULD. AND THAT'S ALL WE COULD DO.
AND THAT'S ALL WE COULD DO. SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT THE
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT THE VOTERS SPOKE UP AND SAID THEY
VOTERS SPOKE UP AND SAID THEY WANTED SOMEONE TO REPRESENT THEM
WANTED SOMEONE TO REPRESENT THEM ON THE BOARD.
ON THE BOARD. THAT WAS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
THAT WAS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. >> MARK STEGEMAN IS A FORMER
>> MARK STEGEMAN IS A FORMER GOVERNING U.S. BOARD PRESIDENT
GOVERNING U.S. BOARD PRESIDENT AND WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD IN
AND WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD IN 2009.
2009. HE LED SOME OF THE MOST HEATED
HE LED SOME OF THE MOST HEATED PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HAS BEEN
PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HAS BEEN CONFRONTED BY PROTESTERS.
CONFRONTED BY PROTESTERS. >>
>> >>.
>>. >> HOPEFULLY NOTHING LIKE THAT
>> HOPEFULLY NOTHING LIKE THAT WILL COME BACK.
WILL COME BACK. WE HAVE PROBLEMS AND PEOPLE
WE HAVE PROBLEMS AND PEOPLE EXPECT TO US SOLVE PROBLEMS.
EXPECT TO US SOLVE PROBLEMS. THERE WILL BE CONTENTIOUS
THERE WILL BE CONTENTIOUS ISSUES, SCHOOL CLOSURES WILL BE
ISSUES, SCHOOL CLOSURES WILL BE A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE.
A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE. >> STEGEMAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
>> STEGEMAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IS THE ONLY INCUMBENT IN
ARIZONA IS THE ONLY INCUMBENT IN THE RACE WHO KEPT HIS SEAT ON
THE RACE WHO KEPT HIS SEAT ON THE BOARD WITH ALMOST 13% OF THE
THE BOARD WITH ALMOST 13% OF THE VOTE.
VOTE. >> I THINK IT MEANS THERE IS A
>> I THINK IT MEANS THERE IS A LOT OF DISSATISFACTIONS AT USB
LOT OF DISSATISFACTIONS AT USB AND THE NEW BOARD NEEDS TO COME
AND THE NEW BOARD NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER AND SHOW SOME
TOGETHER AND SHOW SOME LEADERSHIP, MAKE SOME BIG
LEADERSHIP, MAKE SOME BIG CHANGES IN THE DISTRICT.
CHANGES IN THE DISTRICT. >> MIGUEL CUERVAS IS THE
>> MIGUEL CUERVAS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNING
PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.
BOARD. HIS TIME ON THE BOARD WILL END
HIS TIME ON THE BOARD WILL END IN DECEMBER WHEN HIS TERM
IN DECEMBER WHEN HIS TERM EXPIRES, AND HE CAME IN FIFTH
EXPIRES, AND HE CAME IN FIFTH PLACE IN THE RACE OUT OF 12th,
PLACE IN THE RACE OUT OF 12th, AND BOARD MEMBER SUVUMAMA LOST.
AND BOARD MEMBER SUVUMAMA LOST. CANDIDATES ARE NOT FORMALLY
CANDIDATES ARE NOT FORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PARTY, BUT
ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PARTY, BUT FOSTER AND JUAREZ SAY THEY WORK
FOSTER AND JUAREZ SAY THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DEMOCRATIC
CLOSELY WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
PARTY. >>> THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION
>>> THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION ALLOWS POLITICAL PARTIES TO TAKE
ALLOWS POLITICAL PARTIES TO TAKE A SECTION LOOK AT THEIR
A SECTION LOOK AT THEIR CAMPAIGNS AND MESSAGES TO TRY
CAMPAIGNS AND MESSAGES TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT MAY HAVE
AND FIGURE OUT WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE AND WHAT WASN'T.
BEEN EFFECTIVE AND WHAT WASN'T. FOR MORE ON THIS, WE'RE JOINED
FOR MORE ON THIS, WE'RE JOINED BY KEVIN COE IN THE DEPARTMENT
BY KEVIN COE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AT THE
OF COMMUNICATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, KEVIN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, KEVIN. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF
>> HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE SPENT ON MESSAGES
DOLLARS ARE SPENT ON MESSAGES AND ADVERTISING.
AND ADVERTISING. DO YOU THINK THERE ARE LESSONS
DO YOU THINK THERE ARE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED?
TO BE LEARNED? WE WERE SPEAKING ABOUT ONE
WE WERE SPEAKING ABOUT ONE EXAMPLE IN OHIO.
EXAMPLE IN OHIO. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL US
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT THAT?
ABOUT THAT? >> IN OHIO, WHICH IS, OF COURSE,
>> IN OHIO, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, A
IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, A VERY IMPORTANT STATE, WHY SO
VERY IMPORTANT STATE, WHY SO MUCH MONEY AND TIME IS SPENT IN
MUCH MONEY AND TIME IS SPENT IN THAT STATE.
THAT STATE. WHAT YOU HAD WAS HIGH POPULATION
WHAT YOU HAD WAS HIGH POPULATION OF AUTO WORKERS AND A SITUATION
OF AUTO WORKERS AND A SITUATION WHERE THE PRESIDENT WAS USING A
WHERE THE PRESIDENT WAS USING A MESSAGE TO POINT OUT THE SUCCESS
MESSAGE TO POINT OUT THE SUCCESS OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY BAILOUT AND
OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY BAILOUT AND THAT TURNED OUT TO BE VERY
THAT TURNED OUT TO BE VERY POPULAR THERE.
POPULAR THERE. AND SO THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN
AND SO THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN DOING THAT.
DOING THAT. IN RESPONSE, GOVERNOR ROMNEY
IN RESPONSE, GOVERNOR ROMNEY PUTS OUT A COMMERCIAL LATE IN
PUTS OUT A COMMERCIAL LATE IN THE CAMPAIGN THAT SUGGESTS THAT
THE CAMPAIGN THAT SUGGESTS THAT THAT IS GOING TO TAKE AMERICAN
THAT IS GOING TO TAKE AMERICAN JOBS TO CHINA.
JOBS TO CHINA. WHICH ON THE SURFACE MIGHT SEEM
WHICH ON THE SURFACE MIGHT SEEM LIKE A POWERFUL ATTACK, IF,
LIKE A POWERFUL ATTACK, IF, INDEED, IT PLAYS OUT IN THAT
INDEED, IT PLAYS OUT IN THAT WAY, THE PROBLEM THAT GOVERNOR
WAY, THE PROBLEM THAT GOVERNOR ROMNEY FACED IS AFTER HE PUT OUT
ROMNEY FACED IS AFTER HE PUT OUT THAT COMMERCIAL, WHAT HAPPENED
THAT COMMERCIAL, WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE CEO'S, THE TOP PEOPLE OF
WAS THE CEO'S, THE TOP PEOPLE OF GM AND CHRYSLER REFUTE IT.
GM AND CHRYSLER REFUTE IT. THEY SAY IT'S NOT GOING ON, NOT
THEY SAY IT'S NOT GOING ON, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
GOING TO HAPPEN. WE'RE KEEPING JOBS HERE.
WE'RE KEEPING JOBS HERE. YOU GET IN A SITUATION WHERE NOW
YOU GET IN A SITUATION WHERE NOW IT'S BACK AND FORTH, NOT BETWEEN
IT'S BACK AND FORTH, NOT BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES, WHICH IS WHAT
THE CANDIDATES, WHICH IS WHAT PEOPLE EXPECT.
PEOPLE EXPECT. BUT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ONE
BUT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ONE OF THE CANDIDATES AND THE PEOPLE
OF THE CANDIDATES AND THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND SO TO SPEAK DOING
ON THE GROUND SO TO SPEAK DOING THE WORK AND THAT -- THAT
THE WORK AND THAT -- THAT CERTAINLY DIDN'T HELP IN WHAT
CERTAINLY DIDN'T HELP IN WHAT WAS A CLOSE RACE IN OHIO.
WAS A CLOSE RACE IN OHIO. DIN DIDN'T HELP GOVERNOR ROMNEY.
DIN DIDN'T HELP GOVERNOR ROMNEY. I'M GUESSING IF HE COULD CHOOSE
I'M GUESSING IF HE COULD CHOOSE AN AD NOT TO AIR THAT WOULD
AN AD NOT TO AIR THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE ONE HE WOULD
PROBABLY BE THE ONE HE WOULD CHOOSE AT THIS POINT.
CHOOSE AT THIS POINT. >> DO YOU THINK THE POLITICAL
>> DO YOU THINK THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, BEFORE THE ADS GO OUT,
CAMPAIGN, BEFORE THE ADS GO OUT, SAY THESE ARE THE POSSIBLE
SAY THESE ARE THE POSSIBLE REPERCUSSIONS, OR, IN FACT, IT
REPERCUSSIONS, OR, IN FACT, IT BELIEVES THAT THE SITUATION IS
BELIEVES THAT THE SITUATION IS DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. EVERYTHING IN POLITICS ABOUT
EVERYTHING IN POLITICS ABOUT CALCULATING RISK AND WHEN YOU
CALCULATING RISK AND WHEN YOU CRAFT A CERTAIN ADVERTISEMENT,
CRAFT A CERTAIN ADVERTISEMENT, YOU CRAFT IT CAREFULLY ABOUT WHO
YOU CRAFT IT CAREFULLY ABOUT WHO IT WILL APPEAL TO, YOU FOCUS
IT WILL APPEAL TO, YOU FOCUS GROUP IT, AND SOMETIMES IT COMES
GROUP IT, AND SOMETIMES IT COMES OUT AND THERE WAS SOMETHING YOU
OUT AND THERE WAS SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T QUITE CALCULATE HAPPENING
DIDN'T QUITE CALCULATE HAPPENING AND IT HAPPENS AND IT CAN
AND IT HAPPENS AND IT CAN DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE WAY THE
DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE WAY THE PARTICULAR AD IS RECEIVED.
PARTICULAR AD IS RECEIVED. >> WE'VE BEEN HEARING A LOT IN
>> WE'VE BEEN HEARING A LOT IN THE ELECTION CYCLE ABOUT
THE ELECTION CYCLE ABOUT DEMOGRAPHICS AND DEMOGRAPHIC
DEMOGRAPHICS AND DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
GROUPS, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SO-CALLED LATINO VOTE AND HOW
SO-CALLED LATINO VOTE AND HOW THE MESSAGES WORKED IN THAT
THE MESSAGES WORKED IN THAT CASE.
CASE. >> IT'S BEEN INTERESTING,
>> IT'S BEEN INTERESTING, BECAUSE THERE IS NO QUESTION
BECAUSE THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT AMERICA HAS UNDERGONE QUITE
THAT AMERICA HAS UNDERGONE QUITE A NOTABLE DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT IN
A NOTABLE DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT IN THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES, BUT
THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES, BUT PARTICULARLY ACCELERATING, AND
PARTICULARLY ACCELERATING, AND SO CAMPAIGNS HAVE HAD TO THINK
SO CAMPAIGNS HAVE HAD TO THINK MORE CAREFULLY ABOUT HOW TO
MORE CAREFULLY ABOUT HOW TO APPEAL TO A WIDER RANGE OF
APPEAL TO A WIDER RANGE OF DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS AND WITH
DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS AND WITH WHAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT AS ONE
WHAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT AS ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES IN THIS
OF THE KEY ISSUES IN THIS ELECTION WAS THE INCREASE IN THE
ELECTION WAS THE INCREASE IN THE LATINO VOTE AND HOW IT SEEMS AS
LATINO VOTE AND HOW IT SEEMS AS THOUGH PRESIDENT OBAMA HAD QUITE
THOUGH PRESIDENT OBAMA HAD QUITE A BIT MORE SUCCESS APPEALING TO
A BIT MORE SUCCESS APPEALING TO THAT VOTING BLOC THAT GOVERNOR
THAT VOTING BLOC THAT GOVERNOR ROMNEY IN PART, THAT PROBABLY
ROMNEY IN PART, THAT PROBABLY HAS TO DO WITH THE PRIMARY
HAS TO DO WITH THE PRIMARY CAMPAIGN GOING BACK A WAYS, BUT
CAMPAIGN GOING BACK A WAYS, BUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PRIMARY
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PRIMARY CAMPAIGN, GOVERNOR ROMNEY, DOING
CAMPAIGN, GOVERNOR ROMNEY, DOING THINGS THAT WOULD HELP HIM
THINGS THAT WOULD HELP HIM SECURE THE NOMINATION, HE TOOK A
SECURE THE NOMINATION, HE TOOK A POSITION ON IMMIGRATION THAT
POSITION ON IMMIGRATION THAT PROBABLY TURNED OFF MANY A
PROBABLY TURNED OFF MANY A LATINO COMMUNITY AND GOING
LATINO COMMUNITY AND GOING FORWARD TO THE ELECTION, IT'S
FORWARD TO THE ELECTION, IT'S HARD TO SCALE THAT BACK SINCE
HARD TO SCALE THAT BACK SINCE YOU'RE ON THE RECORD.
YOU'RE ON THE RECORD. EVEN AS HE TRIED TO DOWNPLAY
EVEN AS HE TRIED TO DOWNPLAY SOME OF THAT, THAT IS STILL
SOME OF THAT, THAT IS STILL THERE.
THERE. AND THAT GAVE PRESIDENT OBAMA A
AND THAT GAVE PRESIDENT OBAMA A BUILT-IN ADVANTAGE THAT WAS
BUILT-IN ADVANTAGE THAT WAS DIFFICULT FOR GOVERNOR ROMNEY TO
DIFFICULT FOR GOVERNOR ROMNEY TO OVERCOME.
OVERCOME. >> THAT LEADS TO BIG NORRAL
>> THAT LEADS TO BIG NORRAL CANDIDATES IN THE COUNTRY THAT
CANDIDATES IN THE COUNTRY THAT SAID THINGS ABOUT WOMEN AND
SAID THINGS ABOUT WOMEN AND ABORTION THAT COST THEM THE
ABORTION THAT COST THEM THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING ELECTED.
POSSIBILITY OF GETTING ELECTED. DID THAT HAVE A BROADER MESSAGE
DID THAT HAVE A BROADER MESSAGE TO WOMEN?
TO WOMEN? >> IT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE
>> IT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE DEMOCRATS TEND TO DO BETTER WITH
DEMOCRATS TEND TO DO BETTER WITH WOMEN HISTORICALLY, AND
WOMEN HISTORICALLY, AND PRESIDENT OBAMA DID BETTER WITH
PRESIDENT OBAMA DID BETTER WITH WOMEN IN THIS ELECTION, BUT I
WOMEN IN THIS ELECTION, BUT I THINK THE EXTENT TO WHICH
THINK THE EXTENT TO WHICH WOMEN'S ISSUES BECOME PROMINENT
WOMEN'S ISSUES BECOME PROMINENT IN THE CAMPAIGN CAN INFLUENCE
IN THE CAMPAIGN CAN INFLUENCE THE MARGIN OF VICTORY A DEMOCRAT
THE MARGIN OF VICTORY A DEMOCRAT MIGHT EXPECT AMONG FEMALE VOTERS
MIGHT EXPECT AMONG FEMALE VOTERS AND WHEN YOU HAVE THE HIGH
AND WHEN YOU HAVE THE HIGH PROFILE INCIDENTS WHERE
PROFILE INCIDENTS WHERE SENATORIAL CANDIDATES THAT MAKE
SENATORIAL CANDIDATES THAT MAKE REMARKS THAT CLEARLY TURN OFF
REMARKS THAT CLEARLY TURN OFF LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE PUBLIC,
LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE PUBLIC, BUT TURN OFF PARTICULARLY WOMEN,
BUT TURN OFF PARTICULARLY WOMEN, NO DOUBT THAT STARTS TO SHAPE
NO DOUBT THAT STARTS TO SHAPE THE BROADER NARRATIVE.
THE BROADER NARRATIVE. WHILE THAT DIRECTED IMPACTED
WHILE THAT DIRECTED IMPACTED CLEARLY THOSE TWO SENATE RACES
CLEARLY THOSE TWO SENATE RACES IT PROBABLY HAD SOME EFFECT ON
IT PROBABLY HAD SOME EFFECT ON THE MARGIN WE SEE OF WOMEN GOING
THE MARGIN WE SEE OF WOMEN GOING FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AS OPPOSED
FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AS OPPOSED TO GOVERNOR ROMNEY.
TO GOVERNOR ROMNEY. >> AFTER THE ELECTION, IT'S LIKE
>> AFTER THE ELECTION, IT'S LIKE A COACH WATCHING THE FOOTBALL
A COACH WATCHING THE FOOTBALL GAME THIS IS WHAT WE DID, WHAT
GAME THIS IS WHAT WE DID, WHAT WE COULD HAVE DONE?
WE COULD HAVE DONE? THIS HAPPENS IN POLITICS?
THIS HAPPENS IN POLITICS? IS THERE SOUL SEARCHING?
IS THERE SOUL SEARCHING? DO PEOPLE LOOK DOWN INSIDE,
DO PEOPLE LOOK DOWN INSIDE, QUESTION WHAT THEY INTENDED TO
QUESTION WHAT THEY INTENDED TO DO.
DO. >> AS A FOOTBALL FAN, I
>> AS A FOOTBALL FAN, I APPRECIATE THE FOOTBALL ANALOGY.
APPRECIATE THE FOOTBALL ANALOGY. MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING
MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING AFTER ANY CAMPAIGN.
AFTER ANY CAMPAIGN. THIS WAS A CLOSE ELECTION, THE
THIS WAS A CLOSE ELECTION, THE KEY STATES ENDED UP GOING TO
KEY STATES ENDED UP GOING TO PRESIDENT OBAMA VERY
PRESIDENT OBAMA VERY CONSISTENTLY.
CONSISTENTLY. THOSE WERE CLOSE MARGINS OF
THOSE WERE CLOSE MARGINS OF VICTORY.
VICTORY. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE EXTENT REPUBLICANS REALLY
THE EXTENT REPUBLICANS REALLY HAVE TO TRANSFORM THINGS GIVEN
HAVE TO TRANSFORM THINGS GIVEN THE OUTCOME.
THE OUTCOME. I THINK THE NARRATIVE THAT SEEMS
I THINK THE NARRATIVE THAT SEEMS TO BE EMERGING SO FAR, THEY DO
TO BE EMERGING SO FAR, THEY DO FEEL THAT AWAY EVEN THOUGH THIS
FEEL THAT AWAY EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A CLOSE ELECTION, THE
WAS A CLOSE ELECTION, THE TRAJECTORY OF SOME OF THE
TRAJECTORY OF SOME OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS, SUGGEST MAYBE THE
DEMOGRAPHICS, SUGGEST MAYBE THE MESSAGES THEY HAVE BEEN USING
MESSAGES THEY HAVE BEEN USING WILL INCREASINGLY ALIENATE
WILL INCREASINGLY ALIENATE SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC YOU CAN'T
SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC YOU CAN'T ALIENATE AND IT WILL BE
ALIENATE AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY TRY
INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY TRY TO SHAKE THINGS UP.
TO SHAKE THINGS UP. I EXPECT SOME KIND OF POWER
I EXPECT SOME KIND OF POWER STRUGGLE.
STRUGGLE. >> THE DEMOGRAPHICS WILL ONLY
>> THE DEMOGRAPHICS WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO GROW.
CONTINUE TO GROW. >> DR. KEVIN COE, THANK YOU FOR
>> DR. KEVIN COE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >>> CLOSE TO 120 MILLION
>>> CLOSE TO 120 MILLION AMERICANS CAST THEIR BALLOTS IN
AMERICANS CAST THEIR BALLOTS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LAST
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LAST NIGHT.
NIGHT. MILLIONS OF OTHERS CONTINUE TO
MILLIONS OF OTHERS CONTINUE TO PASS UP THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO
PASS UP THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL
PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.
PROCESS. IN SPITE OF THE SKEPTICS,
IN SPITE OF THE SKEPTICS, HOWEVER, MANY BELIEVE THIS IS AN
HOWEVER, MANY BELIEVE THIS IS AN HONOR AND A PRICHL HERE ARE SVI.
HONOR AND A PRICHL HERE ARE SVI. HERE ARE SOME OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.
HERE ARE SOME OF YOUR NEIGHBORS. >> IT'S PART OF AN HONOR AND
>> IT'S PART OF AN HONOR AND DUTY.
DUTY. >> MY VOTE COUNTS AS MUCH AS THE
>> MY VOTE COUNTS AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GUY'S, AND THE SUPERPACS
NEXT GUY'S, AND THE SUPERPACS WITH ALL OF THEIR MONEY.
WITH ALL OF THEIR MONEY. THEY ONLY HAVE ONE VOTE AND I
THEY ONLY HAVE ONE VOTE AND I HAVE ONE VOTE.
HAVE ONE VOTE. I'LL EXERCISE IT.
I'LL EXERCISE IT. >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. THE CITIZENS AND CITIZENS'
THE CITIZENS AND CITIZENS' RIGHTS, WE SHOULD ALL EXERCISE
RIGHTS, WE SHOULD ALL EXERCISE IT.
IT. IT'S OUR DUTY.
IT'S OUR DUTY. WE LIVE HERE, WE SHOULD HAVE OUR
WE LIVE HERE, WE SHOULD HAVE OUR CHANCE.
CHANCE. >> IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING, YOU
>> IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND DO IT YOU
HAVE TO GO OUT AND DO IT YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR FOOT FORWARD.
HAVE TO PUT YOUR FOOT FORWARD. NOTHING WILL HAPPEN IF YOU SIT
NOTHING WILL HAPPEN IF YOU SIT AND WAIT.
AND WAIT. >> I THINK IT'S SOMETHING REALLY
>> I THINK IT'S SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT WE NEED TO DO.
IMPORTANT WE NEED TO DO. WE'RE A FREE COUNTRY AND WE
WE'RE A FREE COUNTRY AND WE APPRECIATE IT AND DO EVERYTHING
APPRECIATE IT AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
WE CAN TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. >> WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE
>> WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WAY THE NATION IS GOING AND
THE WAY THE NATION IS GOING AND IF WE DON'T TAKE THE
IF WE DON'T TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY, WHAT WILL THE WORLD
OPPORTUNITY, WHAT WILL THE WORLD LOOK LIKE WHEN WE ARE OLDER.
LOOK LIKE WHEN WE ARE OLDER. >> THIS IS NOT AN OBLIGATION,
>> THIS IS NOT AN OBLIGATION, BUT THE REASON WE LIVE IN THIS,
BUT THE REASON WE LIVE IN THIS, AMAZING DEMOCRACY.
AMAZING DEMOCRACY. WE'RE ALLOWED TO VOTE AND DECIDE
WE'RE ALLOWED TO VOTE AND DECIDE AND CHOOSE.
AND CHOOSE. AND IF YOU DON'T DECIDE, THEN
AND IF YOU DON'T DECIDE, THEN SOMEONE ELSE WILL DECIDE FOR
SOMEONE ELSE WILL DECIDE FOR YOU.
YOU. >> COMING UP TOMORROW NIGHT,
>> COMING UP TOMORROW NIGHT, WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A VETERANS
WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A VETERANS DAY EVENT IN TUCSON THIS WEEKEND
DAY EVENT IN TUCSON THIS WEEKEND AND GET READY FOR TWO DIFFERENT
AND GET READY FOR TWO DIFFERENT CELEBRATIONS, WHICH INVOLVE
CELEBRATIONS, WHICH INVOLVE COFFEE AND THE FINISH CULTURE,
COFFEE AND THE FINISH CULTURE, RESPECTIVELY.
RESPECTIVELY. I'M TONY PANIAGUA.
I'M TONY PANIAGUA. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.