Swing Vote

Swing Vote captures the spirit of an election year when many once-apathetic Americans are keenly interested in the outcome. The nonsensical plot starts with the main character Bud being informed that he has cast an irregular ballot. Bud is given the opportunity to recast his ballot in ten days. Within this span of time, a myriad of entertaining and satirical events occur, ranging from presidential meetings to flip-flopping commercials. As often happens with politics, even as Swing Vote entertains, it leaves us feeling like we have been subjected to some slick manipulation and worse, left with promises unfulfilled. All in all, Swing Vote raises important issues worth looking at, yet does not deliver a worthwhile answer.