First off, if you live in Pennsylvania and haven’t voted yet, do it now. We’ll wait…
See, that didn’t take long now, did it? (Actually, I know that something like 30,000 people registered right before the deadline a month ago, so, it might take a while. Although my polling place was damn near empty this morning, except for those campaigners and that one guy who I swear was less than 50 feet from the polling place in a serious violation of…sorry, right, the post.)
Anyhoo, reading James Rocchi’s excellent review of Election today put me in mind of my favorite campaign movies/shows. To wit…
Election. Well, duh.
Primary Colors. Saw this again for the first time in a while and it holds up well. It’s a perennial, not just focused on the Clintons but on all campaigns and, in a broader sense, all never-meet-your-idol stories.
Our Brand Is Crisis. Democracy is hard.
The Candidate. By far the best movie ever made about politics. Fucking ever.
Seasons 6 & 7 of The West Wing. Hit or miss, but there are some standout eps.
And yes, I left out Bob Roberts because, to my shame, I have yet to see it.
What are your favorites?
How can you leave off Bulworth? Any election movie with the theme song of Ghetto Superstar is worth watching
And Warren Beatty rapping. Lest we forget.