Swing Vote

[Trekker4747]

I think this movie was written by, and for, people who failed basic, basic civics.

If you're not familiar with the movie it follows a situation where a man is presuaded to vote, for the first time, by his daughter and he does so. It turns out that an error in the machine caused his vote to become screwed up and he gets to recast his vote. The problem comes in that the election is split precisely down the middle. In essence, his one vote will be the deciding vote.

It looks like a charming and nice enough movie that maybe casts light on how important all of our roles are in voting for our leader in that we ALL get to decide the fate of the country. But...

Can we even COUNT the number of ways such a situation is the epitome of impossible?

EDIT: In case it wasn't clear, the vote is for POTUS.

 

[Small White Car]

I highly suspect that this was once a great script about some local election in a town with exactly 51 people.

Or something.

But the only way it could get made was if they 'raised the stakes' and it kept getting re-written again and again until it became the movie you've just described.

That's my guess anyway.

 

[Nobody]

I was talking about this with a friend of mine, and we're both former poli sci majors and he said "I won't be able to watch this movie, because it hinges on the fact one vote can sway an entire election -- and after studying political science, we know that's never the case." So I agree, it might be a cute, well made movie but the basic premise I have trouble with. We're to much of political snobs I guess.


-nobody

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Huh, I hadn't heard of this movie. After looking it up, it has a nice cast. Pity about the plot.

 

[Aragorn]

It seems like a cute harmless movie. Funny though, that the actors playing the presidential candidates are both Republicans in real life.

 

[ancientone51]

That was my first response to it as well.

But the cast is one that might make it an interesting cable watch one day.

 

[auntiehill]

The ads look incredibly lame. I'll think I'll pass.