Swing Vote (2008)
In a presidential election set in an alternate 2008, Bud Johnson is a dimwitted, jobless, apolitical man from Texico, New Mexico, coaxed by his twelve-year-old daughter Molly to take more of a serious approach to life. Molly runs the household and sees an opportunity on election day to energize her father. Frustrated by his apathy toward voting, Molly sneaks into her local polling place and tries to vote on behalf of Bud. However, because the voting machines are unplugged, the ballot is registered, but no decision is indicated on which candidate receives the vote. As the election is close, Bud’s vote becomes critical to allocating New Mexico’s electoral college votes.
The popular vote is tied for the two major candidates in New Mexico, leaving Bud to decide the next president of the United States. He gets wooed by both candidates, the incumbent Republican, Andrew Carington Boone and the opposing Democrat, Vermont Senator Donald Greenleaf. Both candidates are aided by their respective campaign managers, Martin Fox and Art Crumb. Bud’s actual opinions (or lack thereof) are misinterpreted by the media, causing the candidates to flip-flop on several positions (the Democrats take a pro-life and anti-illegal immigration position, while the Republicans take a pro-environmental and pro-gay marriage position). The two candidates are shown to move away from the cynical tactics forced on them by their advisers, and both gain Bud’s respect.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Kevin CostnerBud Johnson  Madeline CarrollMolly Johnson  Paula PattonKate Madison  Kelsey GrammerPresident Andrew Boone  Dennis HopperDonald Greenleaf  Nathan LaneArt Crumb  Stanley TucciMartin Fox  George LopezJohn Sweeney  Judge ReinholdWalter |
In a presidential election set in an alternate 2008, Bud Johnson is a dimwitted, jobless, apolitical man from Texico, New Mexico, coaxed by his twelve-year-old daughter Molly to take more of a serious approach to life. Molly runs the household and sees an opportunity on election day to energize her father. Frustrated by his apathy toward voting, Molly sneaks into her local polling place and tries to vote on behalf of Bud. However, because the voting machines are unplugged, the ballot is registered, but no decision is indicated on which candidate receives the vote. As the election is close, Bud’s vote becomes critical to allocating New Mexico’s electoral college votes.
The popular vote is tied for the two major candidates in New Mexico, leaving Bud to decide the next president of the United States. He gets wooed by both candidates, the incumbent Republican, Andrew Carington Boone and the opposing Democrat, Vermont Senator Donald Greenleaf. Both candidates are aided by their respective campaign managers, Martin Fox and Art Crumb. Bud’s actual opinions (or lack thereof) are misinterpreted by the media, causing the candidates to flip-flop on several positions (the Democrats take a pro-life and anti-illegal immigration position, while the Republicans take a pro-environmental and pro-gay marriage position). The two candidates are shown to move away from the cynical tactics forced on them by their advisers, and both gain Bud’s respect.
