Sarasota County, like the rest of the country, is going through an historic stress-test of the Constitution and the Republic for which it stands. In this episode, Sarasota Democrats; A Call to Action, we found a party genuinely committed to the values of Democracy, working hard for their cause, but losing momentum and using campaign tactics that used to work before Trump when rules and facts mattered.

Sarasota County has emerged as a case study of the forces behind The Big Lie, Trumpian Republicans, and the polarization that is dividing our country. In this edition, Sarasota GOP; It’s Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile

The City of Sarasota faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Newly elected leadership and shifting coalitions on the City Commission can either accelerate change or attempt to slow it down. In this edition, The Changing of the Guard, we interviewed the new class of 2021. One thing is certain, business as usual is over.

Florida has played a critical role in the most controversial elections in American history. What should we look for this time, how is racism impacting who votes, and why the experts are debunking election fraud propaganda. The 2020 Election in this edition of the Suzanne Atwell Show.

In this episode, the confluence of patriotism, artistic expression and the reality of shifting cultural values. Unconditional Surrender; a Uniquely Sarasota Story.

The process of redrawing maps for County Commissioners has been fraught with deception, nonsensical data, and public disenfranchisement. In this episode, a case study of what went wrong, who stands to gain, and why change is needed. Sarasota Redistricting; A Failure of Process and Political Leadership.

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Low Voter turnout for City Commissioner Elections is a sad fact of life in Sarasota. The result, candidates get elected with a fraction of the majority of registered voters. Why haven’t Commissioners tried to fix this broken system? Because it favors special interest groups and empowers political party bosses, not the electorate, to control who gets elected. But this November voters will have a chance to change this small town, a parochial tradition that undermines public trust and representative government. Change the Date, our last best chance at making your vote count in Sarasota.