"Primary Colors"

"Primary Colors" is a movie starring John Travolta as Jack Stanton, an unknown Southern Governor running for U. S. President -- sound familiar?  Emma Thompson plays his ambitious wife, Susan, who wants the White House as much as he does.  It's going to be a tough race so they put together a winning team that includes characters played by Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates.  Although billed as a comedy, it has its serious moments, too.  When claims are being made by Stanton's opponents, the Stantons bring in Bates' character who used to work with them when they were young and idealistic and knows how to ferret out the truth.  She stays on to assist with the campaign and is faced with a dilemma she must present to them and wonders how they'll deal with it.  Will they still be the idealistic couple she knew and worked with in their younger days or will they disappoint her?   This might be the perfect movie to watch while we're being inundated with political propaganda - what do we believe?!!!  pazt