matt bai
-
TRAIL MIX | When politics went tabloid: Film about Gary Hart’s 1987 campaign worth a fresh look
—
by
It’s about to get real. This, if you can believe it, is the lull. In another month or so, once the month-long holidays have passed, the Colorado General Assembly will be in session and the 2022 campaign year will be in full swing. In Colorado, a crucial U.S. Senate seat and the statewide executive offices…
-
TRAIL MIX | Politics as entertainment in the clickable era
—
by
A movie that hit theaters this month tells the story of Gary Hart’s downfall, but “The Front Runner,” starring Hugh Jackman, also bring to life the moment when American politics changed forever – when the Colorado senator who almost became president was undone by a press corps that decided to give politicians the tabloid treatment.…
-
From Wolverine to Gary Hart: Hugh Jackman cast in movie about Colorado senator’s derailed presidential run
—
by
Australian movie star Hugh Jackman will play former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart in “The Frontrunner,” based on a recent bestseller about the Colorado Democrat’s ill-fated 1988 presidential run. Hart, who served two terms in the U.S. Senate, was the titular frontrunner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination after running a close second to Walter Mondale…
