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The tension of the current US presidential elections in being lifted in the form of Swing Vote, a light-hearted comedy by Touchstone Pictures. The indie election comedy starring Kevin Costner doesn’t hit theatres until August 1, 2008, but because of its timeliness, it’s already created quite a buzz. Just like the close run between Hillary and Obama, the movie is about two candidates duking it out in a very close battle. Unlike the real life candidates, the actors in Swing Vote will go to any lengths to sway their voters, specially, one voter who will make the difference. They do so in the form of a faux illegal immigration ad, which can be seen in the above video.  Kevin Costner stars as Bud Johnson, an apathetic, beer slinging, lovable loser, who is coasting through a life that has passed him by, except for the one bright spot in his mundane existence, his precocious, over achieving twelve-year old daughter, Molly. She takes care of them both, until one mischievous moment on Election Day, when she accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the presidential election coming down to one vote, her dads.
Suddenly, Bud Johnson, the nobody, becomes the voice for everybody when the world realizes that his vote will be the one that elects the next president. Politicians invade the small town of Texico, New Mexico and its unwitting inhabitants, waging war for Bud's vote.
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