A Primary Roll Call
HENRY BURTON The idealistic campaign manager (Adrian Lester) who
struggles to balance his faith in the system with his belief in
the man.
A.K.A.: GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS
RICHARD JEMMONS The political strategist (Billy Bob Thornton)
whose sometimes crude good-ole-boy style belies his savvy
political instincts.
A.K.A.: JAMES CARVILLE
LIBBY HOLDEN The longtime Stanton loyalist (Kathy Bates) who
does double duty as a pragmatic political fixer and the couple's
moral conscience.
A.K.A.: BETSEY WRIGHT
DAISY GREEN A campaign consultant (Maura Tierney from TV's
NewsRadio) who provides media advice for Jack and romantic spice
for Henry.
A.K.A.: MANDY GRUNWALD
NORMAN ASHER The brash big-city politico (Robert Klein) who
jumps on the bandwagon and almost hijacks it, assured that his
tactics can turn Stanton into a front runner.
A.K.A.: DAVID GARTH
LUCILLE KAUFMAN Susan Stanton's bossy New York friend (Caroline
Aaron) breezes in and out of the campaign with compassion and
comic bravado.
A.K.A.: SUSAN THOMASES
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE...
Not only the names have been changed. Details about characters
and events based on the '92 Clinton campaign have been altered
too.
REAL LIFE, 1992
--Singer Gennifer Flowers claims affair with Bill Clinton, plays
phone chats as evidence
--Volatile Clinton pal Betsey Wright has mission to suppress
embarrassing tales of Wild Bill
--Former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas, cancer in
remission, wins N.H. primary
--Zillionaire H. Ross Perot enters race as white knight, ensures
election for Clinton
REEL LIFE, 1998
--Hair stylist Cashmere McLeod claims affair with Jack Stanton,
plays doctored phone tapes
--Lesbian nutcase Libby Holden engages in blackmail, murder
threats and rampant idealism
--Senator Lawrence Harris wins N.H. primary but has heart attack
while arguing with Jack
--Ex-Florida Governor Fred Picker enters race as white knight,
tests Stanton's ethics
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