Game Change

Today’s Action Item: Watch Game Change.

Ok, time to take a breath.

Watch Game Change on HBO. You remember Game Change. The amazing recounting of the John McCain / Sarah Palin debacle. Julianne Moore plays Palin. Nicolle Wallace is played by Sarah Paulson (she’s amazing!), and Woody Harrelson steps in as Steve Schmidt. Ed Harris brings McCain alive.

Now is a good time to look behind the scenes of a campaign. The account has been confirmed by many people who were on the campaign. But really it’s the stand up scenes by McCain, and a time to appreciate that Nicolle Wallace was a committed team member, who never kissed and told.

No time to watch the whole thing? Watch this behind the scenes explanation of the extraordinary campaign that marked a change in how elections can unfold. Perhaps we are in the middle of another extraordinary moment in our country’s election cycle.

Sometimes, we need to day where we are only responsible for popcorn.