The Ides of March

Stephen Myers is an idealistic strategist working for sitting Pennsylvania Governor and Presidential candidate Mike Morris. With the Democratic Ohio primary against Senator Pullman coming up, Stephen and his fellow associates, including staffer Ben Harpen and intern Molly Stearns, do their best to execute the game plan of campaign manager Paul Zara but they have a formidable foe in opponent Pullman's campaign manager, Tom Duffy, who's likewise after Senator Thompson and the hundreds of delegates he can deliver to whichever candidate will ensure him a cabinet position in exchange for his support. With opportunistic newspaper reporter Ida Horowicz doing her best to get a scoop from either side, Stephen plays the standard campaign game with her, feeding her info in the hopes of some positive coverage in exchange.