Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
William Russell
Joe Cantwell
Mabel Cantwell
Alice Russell
Sheldon Bascomb
President Art Hockstader
Sue Ellen Gamadge
Don Cantwell
Dick Jensen
Mahalia Jackson
Howard K. Smith
Gov. T.T. Claypoole
Sen. Oscar Anderson
Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)
Tom
Janet (as Anne Newman)
Mrs. Merwin
Sen. Lazarus
Gov. John Merwin
Mrs. Anderson
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