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Jim Traficant was a legendary quarterback turned mob busting Walking Tall Sheriff who rose to power on a platform of “honesty in politics”. He quickly ascended to the hallowed halls of Congress, becoming its most outspoken member. "Jimbo" as his die-hard supporters called him, was known for his polyester thrift store suits, shock top wigs, vulgar humor and profanity laced rhetoric against the FBI, IRS, and every president since Reagan. His one minute speeches made C-SPAN must see programming, as he signed off with his patented “Beam Me Up!” In his post-industrial hometown of Youngstown, Ohio -- dubbed Crimetown, USA for being the most mobbed up city in America -- "Jimbo" was a living legend, once garnering more than 90% of the vote. However, the eccentric maverick also had a dark side, becoming only the second Member of Congress expelled since the Civil War, eventually spending over seven years in federal prison on bribery and tax evasion charges.
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Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline) es un sencillo ciudadano que guarda un extraordinario parecido con el presidente de los Estados Unidos Bill Mitchell. Cuando un repentino ataque incapacita al presidente, sus asesores políticos deciden que Dave lo suplante, dando por supuesto que será un hombre fácil de manipular. Por otra parte, la esposa del presidente (Sigourney Weaver), que ignora la situación, encuentra tan anómala la conducta de su supuesto marido que empieza a sospechar.
