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AsOhiogoes,sogoesthenation.FREEFORALLfeaturesfilmmakerJohnWellingtonEnnis--adisillusionedAmerican--inOhiowithabusinesssuit,senseofhumor,fadedidealsandacamera.ThefilmexploresrecentevidenceofelectionfraudhappeningintheU.S.since2000,whenthousandsofblackDemocraticvotersweredisenfranchisedinFlorida.Ennisnoticesthepatternreoccurringagaininthe2004Electionanddecideshe"can'tjustbesomedudeshakinghisheadanymore."HegrabshiscameraandgoesonamissiontofindanswersintheswingstateofOhioduringthe2006election.Alongtheway,whileinterviewinganumberofauthors,scholars,politiciansandcelebritiestopiecetogetherthebigpicture,hediscoversascandalousprivatizedelectoralsystem.Despitethedauntingevidenceandcircumstances,EnnisfindshopebylaunchinghisowncitizenjournalismgroupcalledVideotheVote,whichhasinspiringresults.However,investigativejournalistGregPalastpointsoutthatEnnis'workisnotyetdone--the2008electionisthenexttobestolenandnowisthetimeforAmericanvoterstostealitback.Thiselectionyear,thegameatplayinOhioandacrossthecountryisnottowinthemostvotes,buttostopthemostvoters.Thisfilmuncoversevidenceofavarietyofschemestoswingourelections--rampantcorruption,conspiraciestoblockmillionsofvoters,privatizedelectionsrunbybiasedofficials,misinformation,"caging,"voterI.D.obstacles,malfunctioningvotingmachines,legislatedvotersuppression,pollingplaceconfusion,andmore.
