Primary Issues (2011)

US · 60 min · October 31, 2011 · 1 seasons

• Journalism

Directed by: Shelly Schwartz

Written by: Jay Garfinkel, Fran Murphy

Primary Issues explores the 2012 election as a referendum on how well those people we elected to office have managed the government's business. And while there are fundamental disagreements between Republicans and Democrats as to whether the federal government should be a support system for the country or play an extremely limited role in business, social, and day-to-day life, no one doubts that Americans 50+ will be at the crux of the many of the most contentious issues. They will also provide the margin of victory to candidates across the country. Keeping current, keeping informed, is essential. We showed, with our groundbreaking Primary Issues series, that our numbers, our voices, our power can shape elections, can shape society.