Opens with montage of scenes from Fourth of July festivities.
A young girl waves an American flag beside a poster urging people to vote.
Small children are wheeled through the festivities on carts surrounded and emblazoned with the American flag.

A choir rehearses the National Anthem.

Red, white and blue balloons are released and float towards the sky.


Cut to New York Street demonstration by Cuomo and Pataki supporters.
MS of irate Cuomo supporter.


Cut back to Choir.


Dissolve to protesters at the Maggie Lauterer/Al Gore campaign rally. Pan down the line of people waving protest signs like “Al Gore, more dangerous than a nuke!” People are voicing support for Congressman Charles Taylor and chanting “The party’s over!”
Cut to MS of Texas lobbyist Dee Simpson with an unidentified lawyer.


Cut to MS of Cuomo and Pataki supporters facing off.


Camera pans to MS of Cuomo Supporter.

Fade to black.
Chapter title:: “Part Two -- Making a Big Noise, What you have to do to get a politician’s attention.”
Choir finishes song.


Cut to LS of Men in American Revolution costumes firing guns to the sky to mark beginning of GOP festivities in Georgia.
Pan of marching band. Pan of people passing by in floats. Cut to MS of old GOP couple.


Cut to MS of Liz Carpenter, former press secretary for Lady Bird Johnson..


Cut to LS of Bride.


Cut to MS of John Shelton Reed, an academic with a focus on the South.


Cut back to GOP festivities. Camera pans marching band.


Cut to LS of two mascots: one with Donkey face on and other with Elephant face on shaking hands with each other.

Cut to MS of Mike Turpen and the Russians. Interpreter translates.


Cut to high angle MS of wagon with poster that says: General Washington for President.


Cut to LS of woman with elephant puppet.


Cut to MS of two young women vox pop.


Cut to MS of older male Democrat.


Cut to MS of Buddy Cianfrani, an Italian-American ward leader in Philadelphia.


Cut to MS of two guys at picnic.


Cut to interview with Minnesota journalist DJ Leary.


Cut to LS of marching band again.


PARTISANS OF VENTNOR POOL

Cut to MS of Trinchi Trinchitella, the Chairman of the Condominium Owners of Century Village East. He is the unofficial Democratic party boss of Century Village.


Cut to musical montage of Century Village, Florida with Billie Holiday’s “On the Sunny Side of the Street”


Cut to scenery passing from a car.


Cut to LS of a group of women retirees in a swimming pool.


Cut to MS of Retiree with sunglasses floating in the pool.


Cut to LS of old couple unfolding deck chairs on the beach


Cut to old man swinging at golf ball.


Cut to LS of two old men in swimming pool.

Cut to LS of couple playing shuffleboard
Cut to LS of two women chatting by the pool side.
Cut to MS of Ed Levine.


Cut to group of women standing in the pool.


Title: “The Partisans of Ventnor Pool, Century Village, FL”
Cut to interview with Len Mitchenkoff.


Cut to MS of Ed Levine.


Cut to LS group of men in Ventnor Pool.
Camera pans with John Rayson, a Florida State Representative and Eli Wallenstein.


Cut to CU of Rayson.


Camera pans down to pool.


Cut to interview with John Rayson standing by the pool.


Camera follows Rayson approaching two gals in lawnchairs.


Cut to MS of Rayson.


Camera pans down to two lawnchair women.


Cut to camera panning as Rayson meets more residents of Century Village.


Cut back to Rayson by pool side interview.


Cut to LS of woman with problem.


Cut to MS of partisan women at pool.


Partisans in the pool all start talking over each other.
Camera pans to LS of Rayson.


Cut to LS from another angle of Rayson with partisans in pool.


Cut to interview with Len Rudman.

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Camera pans over to Ed Levine.


Cut to MS of woman by the pool wearing a straw hat


Cut to woman in pool.


Cut to camera panning with John Rayson and Wallenstein in a golf cart, then to MS inside the golf cart.


Cut to MS of Man with in blue fishing hat.


Fade to black.
“Sunny Side of the Street” song returns.
Epilogue: “John Rayson was returned to office in the general election.
In Century Village, he got 93% of the vote.”

Open to interview with former governor of New York Mario Cuomo.


Cut to interview with Dave Jennings, former GOP Speaker of the Minnesota House.


Cut to interview with Patsy Brumfield, Spokesperson for Mississippi Secretary of State, Dick Molpus, at Neshoba County Fair.


CHICAGO DALEY / ETHNICS
Dissolve to sunset over Chicago. Cut to shots of various red brick buildings. Cuts to train going by next to buildings. Piano music rises.

Cut to interview with historian and writer Studs Terkel.


Dissolves to WS of L and skyline and then a night-time driving shot.


Dissolves to liquor bottles and lounge singer, Tommy.
Cuts to different angle of Tommy at the piano.


Cuts to night-time drive-by sign removal.


Cuts to interview with former Alderman Cliff Kelley.


Cut to MS white male with goatee and earring.


Cuts to tearing down of Laski campaign sign from utility pole.


Cut interview with John Calhoun, coordinator of Mayor Richard Daley’s phone bank.


Cut to headlines: “Now it’s Laurino’s time to be indicted,” “$40,000 bribe,” “7 Indicted.”


Cuts to a politico on his way to jail and then to interview with journalist Bill Gleason.


Cuts to hooded guy pulling down a Corrigan sign surreptitiously as he walks by on a winter sidewalk.


Cuts to interview with Chicago Tribune reporter John Kass in the empty City Council chamber.


CU Tommy, lounge singer.


Cut to a man pushing a tamales cart. Cut to women walking by a sign in Polish.


Cut to shots of black women crossing the street


Cuts back to Tommy finishing song with title: “Change Partners and Dance, Chicago, IL”

Cuts to white sign putter-uppers interviewed at a utility pole as they work.


Cuts to same guys stapling a sign.


Cut to interview with Alderman Ed Burke.


Back to interview with sign guys


Cut to black. Card: "1976". Irish fiddle music comes up, very festive.
Up comes faded b/w slow motion MS of Richard Daley, Sr. walking in a parade with a crowd of men in suits behind him. He occasionally waves to people off camera. He wears a corsage, a banner across his chest and carries a stick of some kind.


Fade to black. Card: "1983" A chanting crowd can be heard saying "We want Washington" over and over.
Cut to CU black woman reciting the chant and clapping her hands
Cut to WS large predominantly black crowd also chanting "We want Washington"
Cut to MS former Mayor Harold Washington at the microphone with his hands out


Cut to shots of more people chanting


Cut to crowd going nuts, waving signs and cheering


Cut to Vox Pop interview


Cut back to interview with Cliff Kelley.


Cut to slow motion shot of Harold Washington in the St. Patrick's Day parade, wearing a bright green banner. The Irish fiddle music returns. He waves to the crowds off camera.


Cut to interview with Alderman Dorothy Tillman


Cut to line of assorted parade officials with Washington in the center. Cut to interview with Gleason.


Cut to sync shot of Washington in parade sitting up in an open car. He answers an off-camera press question "Do you feel the spirit of St. Daley upon you?"


Cut to MS Washington in same parade, waving his hands to the crowd.


Cut to Vox Pop interview


Cut to CU Washington at a lectern giving a speech


Cut back to interview with Gleason.


Cut to CU Harold at microphone


Cut back to CU Gleason


Cut to MS festive scene, Washington at a podium (can see Jesse Jackson and Don King behind him) singing “I saw a man dance with his wife, Chicago, Chicago! My home town”


Shot cuts to slow mo then dissolves to restauranteur Isola sitting at her counter in front of a huge portrait of Washington. Piano music plays.

Cut to old black man with dark hat and glasses sitting next to drawing of Washington. Cut to older black man in green restaurant booth under another Harold Washington portrait.

Cut to photo of Catfish Corner Restaurant owner Wallace Davis hugging Washington. Pan out to reveal Davis proudly holding the photo in front the restaurant. Cut to Isola sitting at her counter.


Cut back to interview with Tillman.


Cut to shot of restaurant scene with portrait of Harold on the far wall, zoom into portrait.


Cut to interview with Chicago journalist Salim Muwakkil


Cut to black. Card: “1995"
Cut to 3-shot of Mayor Richard Daley, Jr. campaign workers under neon sign “Vote Democratic”


Cut to St. Patrick’s Day parade, this time it’s the current Mayor Daley, walking forward in a line with other parade officials, waving to crowd off-camera.


Cut to Daley in another parade. People wave Italian flags.


Cut to shot of Daley at podium accepting a plaque. Cut to other shots of him shaking hands and accepting awards.


Cut to Vox Pop interview


Cut to outdoor interview with John Kass


Cut to various shots of Daley: addressing the City Council, in the back room of the Council schmoozing, surrounded by microphones and reporters at a press availability


Cut back to interview with Kass.


Cut to shot of Daley posing for photo with woman and her son


Cut to man and woman, she wears an Ocasio t-shirt under her jacket


Cut to WS (we walk in with the camera) small gymnasium with Daley banners and red white and blue balloons. A salsa band plays.


Cut to MS Daley schmoozing and laughing with Alderman Billy Ocasio and others
Cut to CU Daley with red white and blue balloons behind him.


Cut to shot of two young Latino men in suits listening to the priest


Cut to Congressman Luis Gutierrez speaking at a lectern


Cut to shot of man holding Daley sign. The face of his son on his shoulders is obscured by a smaller Daley sign.
Cut to CU Daley and Ocasio conferring. Pull out back to shot of Gutierrez at podium


Cut to shot of Daley standing with Ocasio.


Cut to interview with Latino activist Danny Solis


Cut back to Gutierrez


Cut to interview with Cliff Kelley


Piano music plays. Cut to drive-by shot on the bridge. “I’m Going to Chicago” over a montage of streets and brick buildings.


Shot of wood fence gate with Vote for Milton Johnson sign painted in white.
Cross-fade to picture of Washington in a store window.


Cut back to interview with Muwakkil.


Cut to black man’s hands holding a Dump Daley bumper sticker.


Zoom out to reveal man selling bumper stickers and buttons at dump Daley rally


A man approaches the table and greets the button man


They shake hands


Cut to cheering crowd at a rally for Joe Gardner, Daley’s opponent. Cut to waving Gardner signs.

Cut to Gardner and podium man hugging and then standing with joined hands raised.
Cuts to Gardner signs in the crowd and hands applauding as woman sings “We shall vote for Joe” to tune of “We Shall Overcome.” Cuts to woman in sync at podium.

Cut to young man raising his fist and shouting “Let’s go Joe”
Cut to older man standing a bit puzzled next to crowd waving Gardner signs
Cut back to woman really belting it out now: “Joe Gardner, he’s our man, yes!” (Applause and cheers) Cut to State Senator Ricky Hendon at the podium.


Cut back to interview with Muwakkil


Cuts to crowd shots at Dump Daley rally with Alderman Tillman’s VO.


Cut to Tillman at the podium


Cut to applauding man in crowd. Cut back to interview with Muwakkil.


Cuts to young black man in audience. Cut to Hendon continuing his speech at the podium.


Cuts to black men with signs standing up to cheer.


Cut to interview with Kass.


Cut to Alderman Ambrosio Medrano walking down the street with a woman campaign aide


Medrano and his aide continue to walk down the street.


Cut to interview with Medrano


Cut to Medrano shaking hands with a white guy through a doorway.


Cuts to an old codger behind the wheel of his car.


Medrano and associate walk away.
Cut to rally in a gym for Daley and Medrano. They stand in a sea of sign and pose for pictures. Festive salsa music plays.


Cut to interview with Medrano


Cut back to rally in the gym. Medrano and Daley shake hands warmly. Cut to the two of them working the crowd. Cut to interview with Danny Solis.


Cut to people in the gym, all holding large Daley signs, posing for a photo.


Cut to interview with Kass


Cut to Daley still schmoozing

Crossfade to large hand-painted Daley sign which reads “Daley Quien Mas? Who else?” with chants of “four more years” in VO.

Cut to MS Floyd Thomas, a candidate for Alderman in the 29th ward, in his office.


Cut to Thomas being interviewed outside on the street.


Cut to CU Alderman Sam Burrell. He, candidate for Alderman Carolyn Wheatfall Bearden and fellow candidate Thomas are having a radio debate on WVON.


Cut to MS of Thomas, very animated, raising left hand.


Cut back to CU Burrell, looking uncomfortable
Cut back to Thomas


Pan left to MCU DJ Lu Palmer.


Cut back to CU Burrell
Title: “29th Ward Aldermanic Debate”
Cut to WS everyone at the table in the station booth. Cut to CU Palmer at his microphone


Cut to CU Thomas at the mic

Cut to Thomas at his HQ. He shows us a picture of Daley and Burrell’s campaign headquarters


Cut back to WVON round table. CU Thomas at the mic.


Cut to CU man and woman listening. Cut to CU Burrell at the mic


Cut to CU Bearden at the mic


Cut back to Burrell.


Cut to various shots of this scene as they mumble words about the exchange.


Cut to church scene. Several people are humming, their heads bowed in prayer. You can hear church music.


Cut to interview with Chuck Bowen with stained glass behind him


Cut to MS Bowen walking into an office.


Cut to Reverend Clay Evans at his desk. An embroidery of MLK adorns the back of his chair


Cut to Bowen seated. He is looking at the minister and smiling. Cut back to Evans.


Cut to CU two black men singing at church. Cut to Bowen taking his seat in a pew. Cut to Pastor Richard Nelson at the podium at the Greater Open Door Church.


Cut to CU black man looking intently at the pastor.


Cut to another man, looking on.


Bowen comes on to the stage (applause) and hugs Pastor Nelson.


Cut to CU young black man organist


Cut to CU black man with beard in his 30's looking up.
Cut back to Bowen


Cut to interview with Reverend DeVille


Cut to interview with Cliff Kelley

Cut to CU profile of a Reverend, raising his hand (clapping and organ music can be heard)


Cut to WS minister and choir behind him with red robes on
Cut to woman conductor of the church choir, red robe, dancing and singing


Cut to Rev. Evans and Bowen seated in chairs next to each other


Cut back to exuberant church choir woman conductor. Cut young black man clapping enthusiastically. (choir is singing loudly)


Cut to interview with Muwakkil


Cut back to choir. Cut to Bowen seated, listening to the singing.


Cut to CU Daley, greeting people. Shot widens to reveal several people coming up to Daley to shake his hand.


Cut to CU Kass seated in the Council room


Cut back to Daley getting into his car


Daley's car drives off.
Music, instrumental of “Chicago”
Intertitle: “One Year Later”
Cut to MS Daley in conversation with Doherty and another guy in a large, noisy room

Continuation of same shot as Daley greets Alderman Tillman.


Cut to MS Medrano at press conference.


Cut to MS Medrano talking to press.

Cut to MS Danny Solis at noisy gathering


Cut to MS Burke, in his office.

Fade to black. Jazz music in background.
Opens to car careening down country road. Cut to man walking a horse. A choir sings patriotic song: “This is my country”


Cut to pristine white church, quintessential New England scene. A man walks a horse.


Cut to town hall sign. Cut to view of meeting from the window looking in.


Cut to MS regular citizen Donald Gaskin in striped shirt waving a program.


Cut to Washington General Store owner Bill Lofgren addressing a small group.


Cut to CU middle aged woman holding a program addressing the speaker


Cut to MS man (holding a pen) with moustache smiling and shaking his head. Cut to line of people turning in ballots.


Cut to LS Texas State Legislature dome. Dissolve to MS Texas lobbyist Brad Shields walking down the street. Percussion rises.


Instrumental of “I’m an Old Cowhand” over traveling shot of Texas lobbyist Brad Shields as he walks toward the Capitol.

Cellular phone rings and Shields fishes it out of his briefcase.

Cuts to rear view of Shields walking and talking on the phone with the Capitol in the background.

Cuts to outside interview with journalist Sam Kinch


Cuts to shot moving through crowded antechambers filled with lobbyists.


Cut to Shields schmoozing in the crowded halls.


Cut to interview with Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock.


Cuts to Mariachi band playing “Oh Boy” on the rotunda floor with Title: “Hat Dance, Austin TX”
Cuts to montage of individual lobbyists on their cell phones as music continues.
Music fades down over Brad Shields VO and after a few more shots of chatty lobbyists cuts to Shields on his cell phone at the Capitol.


Cut to MS Shields being interviewed.


Cut to MS Shields addressing a conference room full of people


Cut to MS male audience member


Cell phone rings. Cut back to MS Shields


Cut to Texas lobbyist Babe Schwartz laughing as he walks down hallway with folders under his arm.


Cut to MS Schwartz greeting people as he walks into an antechamber.


Cut to MS Schwartz greeting legislator


Cut to MS interview with Schwartz in blue oxford shirt on couch


Cut to MS Schwartz's back as he talks to legislator at legislator's desk.

SCHWARTZ


Cut to interview with Jim Hightower


Cut back to crowded halls. Shot zooms out to WS of the crowded room.


Cut to interview with journalist David McNeely.


Camera cuts to different angle with an OS of the bald man mentioned.
Cuts to MS of white man with glasses.


Cut back to McNeely as he continues to point people out.


Cuts to WS including man being spoken about.


Cut back to McNeely.


Cuts to slow-motion shot of man being spoken about


Cut back to McNeely.


Cuts to MCU of Babe Schwartz


Camera pulls out for a 2 shot.


Cuts to CU hallway interview with Schwartz.


Cuts to MS former Member of the State Legislature and now lobbyist Lena Guerrero in pink standing at base of stairs.


Cuts to MS shot of Schwartz laughing.


Cuts to WS of Shields in the crowd. Cuts to MS shot of Schwartz looking around in crowd. Cuts to CU in to crowd.


Cuts to MS of Schwartz in the crowd


Cuts to MS of lobbyist Dee Simpson


Cuts to WS of Schwartz cross floor to catch up to a member


Cut back to Dee Simpson interview


Cut back to Schwartz schmoozing the legislator.


Cut to interview with Dave McNeely


Cuts to WS of Schwartz at the checkout counter of the cafeteria, talking with State Senator Rodney Ellis.

Cuts to a WS of Schwartz with Ellis.


Camera follows Schwartz and Ellis, Schwartz laughing.


Schwartz grabs back ice cream.


Cut to a bunch of lobbyists conferring by a stairwell.


Cut back to interview with Dee Simpson

Cuts to aerial WS of rotunda floor with people crossing.

Two guys shake hands mid Rotunda then walk off in separate directions.

Fade to black.
Card: A Texas legislator earns $600 a month. That wouldn’t cover Brad Shields’ cell phone bill.
Opens to interview with Dave Jennings, former Speaker of the Minnesota House


Cut to scenes of State Senator Rodney Ellis schmoozing members on the legislature floor. Cut to other members conferring.

Cut back to Jennings interview


Cut to shot of legislature floor from the balcony. Zoom in to Ellis talking with three other men, one of whom is Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock.


Cut to interview with Rodney Ellis on the balcony of the chamber.



Cut to WS of legislature in session with Bullock at the podium, banging the gavel. Camera zooms in to a MS of four men huddled in conversation, one of them being Rodney Ellis.


Cuts to a WS zoom to CU of Ellis and balding, white legislator in conversation. A bit of arm twisting is underway.


Cutaway of legislators sitting at desks while conversation continues.

Cuts back to Ellis and same guy from a slightly different angle


Man laughs and they part ways.
Cuts to sync with Ellis in conversation with Lt. Gov. Bullock on floor of the chamber


Bullock walks to the microphone and convenes the session, banging the gavel.
Cut to profile of two young men in suits standing up.


Cuts to WS of members standing with heads bowed on chamber floor.


Legislators go back to what they were doing.


Cuts to MS of Ellis and a group of legislators. Ellis is strong arming Senator Galloway.


Cuts to CU cutaway of Ellis and Galloway from behind and then back to another angle of conversation.


Cuts to Ellis interview by the stair


Cut to Ellis slapping the back of some guy leaning over a desk


Cut to Ellis kissing woman’s hand as she sits at her desk on the phone


Cut to Ellis shaking another woman’s hand


Cut to man standing on the floor.


Cut to Ellis back with the boys, conferring.


Cuts to Ellis with another legislator

Cuts to MS of older woman at the podium
Cuts to Ellis talking with secretary as gavel is sounded.


Ellis and secretary walk over to young woman and confer.


Cuts to Ellis talking with another legislator


Cuts to LS of Ellis on the phone.


Cuts to MS cutaway of young boy and girl sitting in chamber
Cuts to Ellis leaning over Galloway who rubs his eyes a lot and squirms.

Cuts to interview with Ellis in chamber gallery


Cuts to MS Ellis, Galloway and Mario


Cut to Ellis standing with Galloway. Periodically, he places his arm over Galloway’s shoulders. Galloway strokes his moustache.


Cut to Ellis stairwell interview


Cut to conversation between Ellis, Galloway and another man.


Cut to Ellis conferring with his staff.


Cut to Ellis talking with a young man.


Cut to Ellis from the side talking with Bullock.


MS Ellis walking smiling across floor towards camera.
Cuts to Bullock at microphone.


Cuts to CU of Ellis holding a hand mic.


Cuts to Ellis from behind walking away holding up his hand to vote Aye, mumbling to himself and then talking to Galloway.


Ellis continue to walk with hand raised, MS and CU.


CU Ellis still raising his finger


Cuts to MS Ellis from behind


Cuts to another view of Ellis with finger raised walking up to computer surrounded by legislators.


Side view of Ellis walking through room and high fives someone.


Camera follows Ellis across the room


Cuts to MS Ellis wandering floor, greeted by Bullock.


Fade to black.
Epilogue: Every session for the last 20 years, there has been a judicial redistricting bill on the Senate’s docket. Rodney Ellis’ version was the first one ever to pass.

Circle open to Fred Rupley walking the precinct. “Vote for Me” theme music rises up.


Cut to Andy Mirikitani sign waving. Cut to Babe Schwartz laughing. Cut to Tom Ammiano hugging a constituent. Cut to Karen Burstein shaking hands at the subway station. Cut to John Rayson greeting his voters by the pool. Cut to Buddy Cianci kissing Petunia Pig.

Cut to black.
Producer credits.

Cut to interview with Barney Frank.


Cut to black.
Editor credit.
DP credit.
AP credits.
Segment credits.

Cut to two men festooned with stickers at the Virginia campaign event.


Cut to black.
Advisor credits.
Narrator, publicity, and assistant editor credits.
Additional camera and sound credits.
Other editors, archival sources credits.
Additional AP and PA credits.

Cut to man on stairwell doing his campaign announcer “voice”

Cut to black.
Intern credits.
WETA credits

Cut to Buddy Cianfrani being interviewed.


Cut to black.
Song and other music rights.
Special and very special thanks.

Cut to CU Minnesota license plate that reads “POLITIX”. The car drives off.
Cut to black.
Final credits.
*** END OF PART TWO ***