Live Poll: We Have Been Warned

hell, I even think President Biden was trying to copy the scene where Jefferson Smith visits the Lincoln Memorial in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).

Joesph Biden is nowhere near the type of man Jefferson Smith was.

Dan, The Manchurian Candidate has a remake with Denzel Washington, Dgranger said in his list no remakes should be included.

Pencho,

I missed that Dgranger disqualified remakes. Fortunately, A Face in the Crowd (1957) does not have a remake.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050371/movieconnections

@Pencho15 , it is out, the others in. I’ll be working on this tonight.

@Pencho15 , all are added. But you may want to add what these films show that makes them relevant to today.

It seems you got them all fine. I have only seen Advice & Consnet, so I can't really add more about the other, I simply searched for politics film with no remakes and followed the plot summary.

Perhaps I would just add a note in Torchy Runs for Major that it follows a woman breaking through in politics. It may be obvious from the poster but it doesn't hurt to include it.

By the way, you may be missing a text on the first option, it is the only one missing it.

@dan_dassow changes done.

Please also correct

#3: This movie shows an honest man

#6: And even though it is

#11: A president

@Peter_pbn corrected.

Changes done.

Political machine definition by Wikipedia - “In the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a political group in which an authoritative leader or small group command the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive patronage as reward for their efforts. The machine's power is based on the ability of the boss or group to get out the votefor their candidates on election day.

Although these elements are common to most political parties and organizations, they are essential to political machines, which rely on hierarchy and rewards for political power, often enforced by a strong party whip structure. Machines sometimes have a political boss, typically rely on patronage, the spoils system, "behind-the-scenes" control, and longstanding political ties within the structure of a representative democracy. Machines typically are organized on a permanent basis instead of a single election or event. The term "machine" usually is used by its reform-minded enemies in a pejorative sense.^[1]”

No, I meant I wasn't sure what you meant by the whole last phrase ("and also...") in relation to the whole sentence. I think perhaps a few small edits to the diction and particularly the syntax will make it more clear:

Many classic films of the black and white era, especially Frank Capra’s movies, depict the political machine, show how the media (especially newspapers) can be used in dirty politics, and how the hate card can be played in campaign politics.

Done. You guys and I too, missed an “is.” Aka “Is the most relevant.

I think it's coup d'etat.

Also, #6 needs one more correction: even thoughq --> even though

@rubyfruit76 blame d’ stat on spellcheck. It said s instead of e.

Missed is the answer.