During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.
Julianne Moore
as Sarah Palin
Woody Harrelson
as Steve Schmidt
Ed Harris
as John McCain
Peter MacNicol
as Rick Davis
Jamey Sheridan
as Mark Salter
Sarah Paulson
as Nicolle Wallace
Ron Livingston
as Mark Wallace
David Barry Gray
as Todd Palin
Larry Sullivan
as Chris Edwards
Mikal Evans
as Bexie Nobles
Colby French
as Tucker Eskew
Bruce Altman
as Fred Davis
