...So Goes the Nation (2006)

Directed by

James D. Stern, Adam Del Deo

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the 2004 U.S. presidential election between George W. Bush and John Kerry. It focuses on the swing state of Ohio and includes interviews with campaign officials and volunteers from both parties. The film examines the rural-urban political divide and cultural issues that shaped the election outcome.

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What happens

...So Goes the Nation is a 2006 political documentary directed by Adam Del Deo and James D. Stern that follows the 2004 United States presidential election between Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry. It was released by IFC Films on October 4, 2006, and received praise from critics. The documentary concentrates on the swing state of Ohio, where Bush's victory in the state was considered to cost Kerry the election. It features interviews with both campaign officials and volunteers from both parties while analyzing the outcome of the election. ...So Goes the Nation documents Ohio's rural-urban political divide, and the corresponding cultural and moral issues that, according to the documentary, played a pivotal role in the election's outcome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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