DAY 18

Today, we focused our attention on man-on-the-street interviews and travel planning. The interviews went well, but we were thwarted several times in our efforts to find free wireless access in D.C. It seems that a lot of places have started advertising the service – must keep up with the times – even before they have the ability to provide it. So, we found ourselves on more than one occasion purchasing coffee or snacks at locations where we expected to download e-mails and conduct online research, only to learn that the WiFi service was out of order. Caveat emptor.

We spent two days filming in D.C. and we will return later this year for additional interviews with voter advocacy groups and individuals involved in promoting or proposing legislation either to change or to maintain our current electoral process. We expected that we might have trouble securing these interviews in the days leading up to the Nov. 2 presidential election, so we decided ahead of time that we would make a follow-up trip (we'll fly next time) after the big election.