简介：Formorethanthirtyyears,exitpollsaccuratelypredictedelectionresults.Overthelasttenyearsthatreliabilityhasdisappeared.What’sgoingon?Thelasttwopresidentialelectionsbothcamedowntoarelativelysmallnumberofvotes,andinbothelectionstheintegrityofthevotingprocesshasbeencalledintoquestion.Withtheupcomingelectionlookingtobesimilarlyclose,thetimehascometoaskthequestions:Whathappenedin2000and2004?What,ifanything,haschangedsince?Andwhatcanbedonetoensureafairandhonesttabulationofvotesin2008?Thisfilmbringstogetherbehind-the-scenesperspectivesfromtheU.Spresidentialelectionof2004-plusstartlingstoriesfromkeyracesin1998,2000,2002and2006.Thefilmshedslightonadecadeofvotecountsthatdon’tmatchvotescast-uncountedballots,voteswitching,under-votes,anmanyotherexamplesofelectiontotalsthatwarrantseriousinvestigation.Thisfilmunveilspatternsofanomaliesateveryleveloftheelectoralprocess.Controversialpartnershipsperpetuateasecretiveenvironment,asrelevantfactsandfiguresremainhiddenfromview.Asaresult,mostAmericanshavenorealsenseofthethreattofairelections.Asseeminglyunrelatedpiecesofthepuzzlecometogether,achillingpictureemerges:ofwidespread,artfullycrafted“glitches”that,inthefinaltallies,havethecapacitytoalterelectionresults.…