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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?