Category: The 1970s
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“The Candidate” (1972) asks American audiences “What do we do now?”
There is a scene about two-thirds of the way through The Candidate in which Bill McKay, California senatorial hopeful and reluctant celebrity, sits alone in the back of a moving car and rehearses the stump speech he has given a thousand times. He recites his positions on housing, healthcare, and the environment the way a…