Напередодні 200-ліття своєї державності Сполучені Штати Америки готуються до чергових президентських виборів. Представник кандидата у президенти, демагога Гела Філіпа Вокера, прибуває до столиці кантрі-музики міста Нешвілл, де саме відбувається щорічний ґрандіозний фестиваль "Ґранд Оул Опрі", і намагається переконати найкращих артистів взяти участь у концерті на підтримку свого кандидата.
Одна велика корпорація проводить кастинг на вакантну посаду. Вісім успішних кандидатів дійшли до заключного етапу виборів. Кожен хоче стати щасливчиком, і заради цього готовий розправитися з суперниками ... Дійство фільму посилює обмежений простір і психологічний тиск, відчуття безнадійності і відчаю, який відчувають герої, поставлені в безвихідне становище.
An underhanded company man is offered assistance by a secret organization that immerses him in forces beyond his control.
As California gubernatorial candidate Burton is about to cast his vote a truck crashes into the polling booth, critically injuring him and his opponent. A flashback traces his career from unemployed veteran to dockworker to lawyer. A side thread traces his tortured relationship with his wife.
Mickey and Froggy are candidates running to be president of the Gang's club. When the vote continues to end in a tie, the club winds up split. Buckwheat then reminds everyone of the lessons learned from Abraham Lincoln when America was once divided.
Milan tells Žika to get married and come to a suitable candidate, and they decide to give an advertisement in all national and international newspapers. From Slovenia to Brazil, the offers on VHS keep arriving. As Žika do not err on the final selection of young, Milan offers him a language instruction of their knowledge and skills. Žika understands what it is all about and finds out the real tricks of his friend Milan.
At Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China, a Grade 3 class learns what democracy is when an election for class monitor is being held. Three children are chosen by the teacher as candidates and they have a few days to campaign and convince their classmates to vote for them. The little candidates are seen at school and at home, where their parents do their best to make sure their child will win the election.
Popeye and Bluto are running for President. It's election day, the vote is tied, and Olive Oyl is the only remaining voter. However, she won't vote, and the election outcome be decided, until her chores are done. Popeye and Bluto compete to complete them.
Post-revolucionary Mexico. War secretary Hilario Jiménez is chosen as the candidate for presidency, but he isn't so sure about it, because he knows that his boss and current president, El Caudillo, has chosen a second one.
A documentary on the competition for student body president at New York's Stuyvesant High School. As the notoriously competitive school's election draws near, the campaign becomes a microcosm for the nation at large, with race, gender and appearance vying for attention with real issues.
A jaded political campaign operative gradually realizes the horrific true nature of the popular yet brash candidate she is working for.