Movie Story : Cam Brady, a smug and long-serving congressman, has run unopposed for years in his North Carolina district. When he stumbles into a scandal just before the election, a pair of wealthy, scheming financiers see an opening and recruit Marty Huggins, a meek and naive local, to run against him. Brady, eager to hold onto his seat, quickly turns the race into a ruthless and absurd battle of insults, stunts, and dirty tricks.