Arizona Senator John McCain (Ed Harris), selects Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore), as his 2008 Republican Presidential running mate against Democratic candidate, Barack Obama. Crowds love Palin, she meets the party's objectives by appealing to the base, gaining the independents, closing the gender gap and distancing themselves from the Bushs', (Sr., Jr., Jeb).
What they hadn't realized is that Palin was not well versed in domestic or foreign politics. She became overly concerned about alienating her Alaskan base, fretted over Tiny Fey's unflattering impersonation of her on Saturday Night Live and became increasingly homesick.
In her downward spiral she refuses to be tutored on policy by strategist Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson), spends large amounts of time in her room and is beginning to show signs of a nervous breakdown. Excellent portrayal of what happened.
What they hadn't realized is that Palin was not well versed in domestic or foreign politics. She became overly concerned about alienating her Alaskan base, fretted over Tiny Fey's unflattering impersonation of her on Saturday Night Live and became increasingly homesick.
In her downward spiral she refuses to be tutored on policy by strategist Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson), spends large amounts of time in her room and is beginning to show signs of a nervous breakdown. Excellent portrayal of what happened.