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elleng

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Wed May 7, 2025, 12:07 PM May 2025

TCM today 4:00 PM The Candidate (1972)

Without a candidate to run for the senate seat against admired Republican Crocker Jarmon, campaign manager Marvin Lucas recruits leftist lawyer Bill McKay. McKay's appearance piques the public's interest, and gradually Lucas pushes McKay toward a more centrist message. As McKay's original and honest platform gets watered down, his popularity increases so much that he is running even with Jarmon as Election Day approaches.
Dir: Michael Ritchie Cast: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

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TCM today 4:00 PM The Candidate (1972) (Original Post) elleng May 2025 OP
Great movie. Boomerproud May 2025 #1

Boomerproud

(9,153 posts)
1. Great movie.
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:44 PM
May 2025

Of course today's magats in congress don't have the self-awareness that McKay had at the end when he says "what do I do now?".

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