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A Perfect Candidate (1996)
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Oliver North for Senate? You don't know the half of it...Plot:
The filmmakers follow Oliver North's unsuccessful 1994 bid for a Virginia Senate seat, focusing on North's campaign strategist... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Good but troubling POV moreCast
(Credited cast) | Don Baker | ... | Himself |
| Mark Goodin | ... | Himself |
| Mark Merritt | ... | Himself |
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 | Bill Clinton | ... | Himself |
| J. Marshall Coleman | ... | Himself (as Marshall Coleman) |
| David Jacobsen | ... | Himself |
 | G. Gordon Liddy | ... | Himself |
| Oliver North | ... | Himself |
| Chuck Robb | ... | Himself |
| Mark Walpole | ... | Himself |
| Douglas Wilder | ... | Himself |
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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 ideologue 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 independent in the Senate race for a while. The racial issues explored is the main reason why this is worth getting.