Guest: Fernando Pizarro, Univision

Guest: Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

Guest: Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times

Democracy is messy business and few places illustrate that better than the polls. On November 2, 2004, director Katy Chevigny set out to capture a cross-section of American voters, in hopes of moving beyond the horse race and red-state–blue-state debates. “Election Day” focuses on 11 American stories and locales, where Chevigny’s team shot simultaneously from dawn into midnight. The director says the issues and problems she captured four years ago are even more relevant today. “Election Day” airs tonight on PBS on P.O.V.

Guest: Martin Plaut, BBC

Guests: Maggie Wellington and John Vivo, Clinton supporters, and Mike Obarto, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in Unity Township, Pa.

Guest: Craig Holman, Public Citizen

Guest: Adam Nagourney

Guest: Roy Bennett, Movement for Democratic Change

The times they are a-changin'. It’s a quick-hit, fast-paced world and getting information isn’t what it used to be. For a professor in Atlanta, this historic election cycle has been a chance to watch how new and first-time voters have become engaged with the democratic process—and the tools they are using to stay informed.

Zimbabwe’s campaign of violence, torture and intimidation of opposition supporters appears to have worked. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has dropped out of Zimbabwe’s hotly contested presidential runoff. What happens now?

Guest: Peter Greste, BBC News, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

America is 84th in the world for the number of women in office. While Hillary Clinton’s bid for the White House may have ended, it has invigorated women throughout the nation to seek a place in elected office. The Takeaway talks to political guru Andrea Bernstein about how more women are throwing their hats into the political ring.

Tony Schwartz is a former WNYC host and creator of 1964's "Daisy" ad, the first television spot to change the national political conversation. Schwartz died on Sunday at the age of 84. The Takeaway looks at his successors and how they've affected election campaigns.