A Perfect Candidate

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This is a great doc film covering the 1994 Virgina senate race,between Chuck Robb(D) and Oliver North(R).I enjoyed this,but I thought it was a little bit biased.I thought the filmmakers were trying to make North out to be more of the enemy,than compared to Chuck Robb.Going more for the Iran contra issue,than all of the corruption that was hiding in Chuck Robb's closet.I also thought the "Hey Hey Hey Goodbye" tune toward North at the end of Robb's victory,was a jab at us conservatives,to gloat in their victory.Obviously,all of this showing that the left,had some kind of involvment with the making of this film.Although,I would wished for a different outcome and seen North win the senate seat,I still enjoy this movie.I highly recommend this,to both conservative and liberal viewers.

A Perfect Candidate is an interesting and thought provoking documentary on the Senate race between Republican Oliver North (of Iran Contra fame) and scandal tarred incumbent Deomcrat Chuck Robb. The movie tries to make the case that no matter what your positions are on the issues it is better to vote for someone who is a idealogue than a moderate. It demeans the very notion of someone who may be conservative on some issues and liberal on others. Before that it is a celebration of Oliver North because of his perfect conservatism. When North starts to make mistakes and Robb starts tearing into him the movie becomes more interesting because the filmmakers obviously never thought Robb could win re-election. The great thing about this documentary is all of the scenes with Douglas Wilder. He was the first black governor of Virginia and ran as an independant in the Senate race for a while. The racial issues explored is the main reason why this is worth getting.

This is a refreshingly crisp look inside a major statewide campaign. Robb (D) had major support from his national party and still struggles to win, while North (R) was really abandonded by his national party and yet still comes close to a victory. The movie really exposes how much major media bias and closed door armtwisting can alter a campaign outcome. The viewer begins to wonder by the end movie if North might have won had he hired a more professional campaign manager? The major support clearly given to Robb's campaign by the White House seems to go unanticipated and unnoticed by North's campaign. This movie also highlights the Republican attitude of constantly underestimating and misunderstanding the left's continual and abhorent use of the race card to win elections. Most Republicans (including this one) see all citizens as Americans -- not by race. Democrats prove they can only win by dividing and this is a great example of how their strategy worked (with a little help from the Clinton White House). Captivating Movie. A must see for all budding politicians.

This film sounded interesting but my training as a historian prompted me to investigate the authors of the film. Cutler and Taylor have made careers out of agenda driven reality shows. Left-wing agendas... It doesn't matter that the topic was Oliver North, George Bush, or the so-called religious right the mission was to impugn the reputation of those being filmed. This was different when Cutler made his famous "The War Room" and the new war room movie. The left was made to look to look competent and honorable though now we know some of the cheats pulled by the 1992 Clinton campaign. They never appeared or were hinted at by Cutler. So watch this movies with your eyes wide open and your skeptic program running full speed.

I actually thought A Perfect Candidate was pretty good. I've been a huge fan of Oliver North since 1994 when he ran for U.S. Senate. I recommend A Perfect Candidate to anyone on the right or the left who is interested in politics.

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Isn't it interesting how little things have changed: the right kowtowing to the religious, stooping for votes. The pathetic sight of candidates trying to keep fake smiles etched on their faces for fear of showing an ounce of humanity. While the GOP can go straight to hell as far as I'm concerned, this fascinating doc doesn't exactly paint Dems as all the better. It shows how desperate people can get to achieve their goals (walking in grocery store aisles pretending to be friendly). You watch this and begin to understand why no one who could truly benefit society won't participate in the electoral process. You have to pander and be a fraud for the most part.