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The Front Runner

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The Front Runner

Gary Hart was going to be President. Instead he changed American politics forever.

5.9(382) 11/6/2018 1h 53m
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Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the White House. All that comes crashing down when allegations of an extramarital affair surface in the media, forcing the candidate to address a scandal that threatens to derail his campaign and personal life.

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Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

Gary Hart

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Lee Hart

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Bill Dixon

Mark O'Brien

Mark O'Brien

Billy Shore

Molly Ephraim

Molly Ephraim

Irene Kelly

Chris Coy

Chris Coy

Kevin Sweeney

Alex Karpovsky

Alex Karpovsky

Mike Stratton

Josh Brener

Josh Brener

Doug Wilson

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Jason Reitman

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Stephen Campbell

5/10

7/6/2019

_**Reasonably well made, but barely scratches the thematic surface**_ > _This is a circus. The consequences will extend long past my nomination. The consequences will be with us for decades. This grotesque and coordinated character assassination will dissuade competent and good people of all political persuasions from serving our country._ - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh; addressing the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary in relation to several accusations of sexual assault (September 27, 2018) > _We're all going to have to seriously question the system for selecti__ng our national leaders, that reduces the press of this nation to hunters and presidential candidates to being hunted, that has reporters in bushes, false and inaccurate stories printed, photographe

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