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...So Goes the Nation (2006) -- A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.
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Genre:

Documentary more

Plot:

A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election. | add synopsis

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Cast

  (Credited cast)
William Bacon ... Himself
James Baker III ... Himself (archive footage)
Bob Beckwith ... Himself (archive footage)
Paul Begala ... Himself
Osama Bin Laden ... Himself (archive footage)
Ken Blackwell ... Himself (archive footage)
Wolf Blitzer ... Himself (archive footage)
John Boehner ... Himself

Steve Buscemi ... Himself
George Bush ... Himself (archive footage)

George W. Bush ... Himself
Laura Bush ... Herself (archive footage)
Mary Beth Cahill ... Herself
Steve Chabot ... Himself (archive footage)
Dick Cheney ... Himself (archive footage)
Max Cleland ... Himself (archive footage)

Bill Clinton ... Himself (archive footage)
Katie Couric ... Herself (archive footage)
Tad Devine ... Himself

Matt Dillon ... Himself
Matthew Dowd ... Himself
Michael Dukakis ... Himself (archive footage)
Corey Ealons ... Himself
John Edwards ... Himself (archive footage)
Bob Elder ... Himself (archive footage)
George Elliott ... Himself (archive footage)
Ashley Faulkner ... Herself (archive footage)
Gerald Ford ... Himself (archive footage)

Brendan Fraser ... Himself
Al French ... Himself (archive footage)

Willie Garson ... Himself
Miles Gerety ... Himself
Leslie Ghiz ... Herself
Ed Gillespie ... Himself
Paul Gillmor ... Himself (archive footage)
Rudolph W. Giuliani ... Himself (archive footage)
Al Gore ... Himself (archive footage)
Darlene Hawkins ... Herself
Larry Hawkins ... Himself
Teresa Heinz Kerry ... Herself (archive footage)

Paris Hilton ... Herself (archive footage)
Hubert H. Humphrey ... Himself (archive footage)
Evan Hutchison ... Himself
Dave Kaylor ... Himself (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage)
Ted Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage)
John Kerry ... Himself

Larry King ... Himself (archive footage)

Martin Luther King ... Himself (archive footage)
Eric Little ... Himself

Chad Lowe ... Himself
Terry McAuliffe ... Himself
Mark McKinnon ... Himself
Aaron McLear ... Himself
Doyle McManus ... Himself (archive footage)
Ken Mehlman ... Himself
Zell Miller ... Himself (archive footage)

Michael Moore ... Himself (archive footage)
Gavin Newsom ... Himself (archive footage)
Richard Nixon ... Himself (archive footage)

Barack Obama ... Himself (archive footage)
John O'Neill ... Himself (archive footage)

Joe Pantoliano ... Himself
George Pataki ... Himself (archive footage)
Joe Ponder ... Himself (archive footage)
Colin Powell ... Himself (archive footage)
Linda Prince ... Herself (archive footage)
Deborah Pryce ... Herself (archive footage)
Carl Quintanilla ... Himself (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan ... Himself (archive footage)
Tom Ridge ... Himself (archive footage)
Mitt Romney ... Himself (archive footage)
Karl Rove ... Himself (archive footage)
Donald Rumsfeld ... Himself (archive footage)
Jeff Rusnak ... Himself

Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Himself (archive footage)
Georges Sorros ... Himself (archive footage)
Bruce Springsteen ... Himself (archive footage)
Fisher Stevens ... Himself

Hilary Swank ... Herself
George Tenet ... Himself (archive footage)
Larry Thurlow ... Himself (archive footage)
Pat Tiberi ... Himself (archive footage)
Shelton White ... Himself (archive footage)

Daphne Zuniga ... Herself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Ohio: An American Vote (USA) (working title)
So Goes the Nation (Australia)
The Battleground (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA more


Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:

Hang On Sloopy more


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28 out of 31 people found the following comment useful.
Very interesting piece of cinema, 6 October 2006
10/10
Author: CEC523 from United States

When I went to see this movie, part of me was expecting an hour and a half of Bush bashing. That can be fun every once and again but what surprised me about this movie was the fact that it looked at both sides of the election. The Kerry/Edwards campaign was represented and so was the Bush/Cheney campaign. No one side was made out to look like it was perfect. Faults were shown on both sides and high points were shown on both sides.

As far as cinema goes, I thought this was a great film. When I left the theater, I was physically tired as a result of what I had just watched. The viewer gets so much information in this relatively short span of time. The film itself is well organized and well constructed, without too much bias (would it really be possible to have a film be completely without bias?).

Whatever your political stance, this is a film that can be appreciated for the questions it raises: questions about political strategy, specifically. Because it does not take a pro-Bush or pro-Kerry stance, it can appeal to everyone.

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