We are introduced to a media friendly politician who rails against media bias and political correctness. He appeals mainly to White men and women who do like or understand the changes that have happened in America. He is the fictional forerunner to Donald Trump. See also Greg Stillson in The Dead Zone. Carpenter is a populist who uses the unease to promote himself.
shareNo, he was the Hollywood version of David Duke.
Gary Hart was much closer to Greg Stillson.
I like the David Duke comparison. A White supremacist in a business suit to present himself as respectable. As for Gary Hart as Stillson, can't see it. Hart was a moderate Democrat , he was the presumed candidate in 1987 until his name was linked with Donna Rice.
shareGary Hart was a hot head who would take very dangerous risks. Had he been elected nuclear war would have been a possibility. Read about him
shareI too like the David Duke comparison; that's the figure who came into my mind's view when watching this film a few years ago.
shareWe should all be against media bias and political correctness, though.
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