Politics is the second oldest profession
A young campaign aide gets in way over his head when he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate, sending him into a downward spiral of corruption and blackmail.
David Corenswet David James Elliott Thora Birch Mimi Rogers Adrian Grenier Faye Grant Grace Victoria Cox Eugena Washington Betsy Landin Brandon Hardesty Eugenia Gonzales Morgan Cryer Alexis Leggett Bonnie Johnson Robert Shepherd Deniz OlgaƧ Danielle Strauss Jeffrey Klemmer Anna Rae Ryan Hunter Foretich Richard Strauss Malcolm Simmons Bernadette Sayre Donald Imm Annesa ann Faticoni Victoria Harris Nate Walker Chel Brickhouse Kim Cheek Jeff Goins Kerry Paige Ra-Jon James Cherri Reams Amanda Leigh Corbett Amy Campione James Keesler Rachael Lang Erin Hannon Medrano Rodriguez Patricia John S. Howell Sr. Brenda Van Dorn Alyssa Triano MollyJean Wick Sommer Mitchell David Noffsinger Matthew Marshall Andrea Alcorn Paul H Chapman Brittney Scalf La'Tisa Ward George Ludden Aristle Jones IV Ryan Ray Wilson Howard E. Brechner Lonnie M Henderson Justin Curtis Gina Dobson Zouhair Elghazi Marcus Bell Amadeo Martin Desiree Henry Tra'Waan Coles Joseph Tapia Patricia Medrano Rodriguez Roland Argel Kevin Studer Stephanie Ryan Deonte White Patricia Avila Augusta Altman Melissa Howerton Sherri DeMarino Gene Hansen Ashley Ellis-Alleyne Taylor Drumwright
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