The Front Runner

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2018

DramaHistory

1 hour 53 minutes

Summary

Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the White House. All that comes crashing down when allegations of an extramarital affair surface in the media, forcing the candidate to address a scandal that threatens to derail his campaign and personal life.

~ Gary Hart was going to be President. Instead he changed American politics forever.
Matt Bai

Screenplay

Jay Carson

Screenplay