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[–] 4 points 3 months ago

Robert Redford, The Candidate, 1972

I don't remember a bribe, but it's a good movie.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    This is basically Tommy Carcetti's arc from The Wire. It's one of the storylines on the 3rd(?) season

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Carcetti didn’t take a bribe nor did he ever bribe anyone. There was the shady shit with Clay Davis extorting Carcetti, but it is clear tht Carcetti didn’t play.

    Carcetti did become a slime ball in office but that was really more hurting the city to protect his political career.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Agreed with all that. But they show his entire run including the backroom dealings like Clay Davis, so still seems pretty close.

    But it's also been a good while since I saw it.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I suspect The Ides of March has what you are looking for. The candidate didn’t get a bribe but there was a much more significant event that is shown.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Pretty sure that happens in that one where Chris Rock becomes president, but it's been a long ass time since I saw it. Don't even remember the name... First Man or something like that?

    Edit: I was way off... Head of State 🤣

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago
    [–] 1 point 3 months ago (3 children)

    What good is bribing a candidate? And by bribe do you mean blackmail?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    I could picture an organization bankrolling a candidate in exchange for political favours when they win.

    But yeah, usually the bribery comes after the election

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    We just call that a donation. And it goes through a PAC and it's legal. The supreme Court has removed all the guard rails so unlimited donations and direct coordination with a PAC is now possible.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Politicians don't get envelopes full of cash anymore, they have PACs run campaign ads in exchange for support on policies they never explicitly ask for.

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