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In the case of Bill McKay, he changed his viewpoints after being in the public eye simply because he was uninformed due to his little political experience. I do not think that switching their opinions is acceptable in a campaign. McKay running for office would be extremely problematic in the fact that a person running for office in Washington D.C. has less knowledge about the problems of today than the average voter. How could a person feel comfortable hiring this person? On the other hand, real life officials change their ideals due to public pressure or opinion. A candidate who’s losing in the polls, may change the way they feel about smaller topics in order to gain favor with the undecided voters in an election. A presidential candidate who switches his issue points is never a good thing. In my eyes, it is foreshadowing that the President may not follow through with their campaign promises.

Gene McCarthy was an American politician, who served on the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms and the U.S. senate for three more terms. McCarthy was very similar to McKay in the sense that he was the Democratic candidate challenging incumbent Lyndon Baines Johnson. However, this was different to the movie in the sense that the election between McCarthy and Johnson was for Presidency and that McCarthy failed to win the election.
In the case of Bill McKay, he changed his viewpoints after being in the public eye simply because he was uninformed due to his little political experience. I do not think that switching their opinions is acceptable in a campaign. McKay running for office would be extremely problematic in the fact that a person running for office in Washington D.C. has less knowledge about the problems of today than the average voter. How could a person feel comfortable hiring this person? On the other hand, real life officials change their ideals due to public pressure or opinion. A candidate who’s losing in the polls, may change the way they feel

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