Marcus Lucas In The Candidate

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The Candidate, is a film about a young lawyer, Bill Mckay, who is involved with civil rights and has agreed to run for the United States Senate. However, Bill is not necessary interested in winning, but helping the people out. Flying all the way to California just to convince Bill Mckay to run for office is Marcus Lucas. Currently, there is no one to run against the current Republican incumbent, Crocker Jarmon. Not to mention that Bill is the son of previous California governor John Mckay. Bill insists that he is not concerned in running for senate, but on the contrary, Nancy, his wife, believes that he has the power and the looks to become a successful candidate. Lucas tries to persuade Bill by telling him that he will obtain a flawless platform