The Front Runner
Gary Hart, a U.S. senator from Colorado, is the widely accepted front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. After losing the 1984 nomination to vice-president Walter Mondale, Hart decides to run for President of the United States.
At one point during his campaign, against the will of his manager Bill Dixon, Hart challenges the press and public to "follow him around" while he's not campaigning on weekends. This proves to be a mistake when in 1987, photos of him and journalist Donna Rice are published by Miami Herald Reporters.
In a desperate attempt to clear his name, Hart tries to fix his reputation at a news event concerning the affair but to no avail. Because of the consequences of his actions, Hart is disgraced, berated by Dixon, and forced to drop out of the campaign while his wife Oletha remains to be close with him. Donna also announces that she has personally denied sleeping with the now former senator.
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The Front Runner
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Salute to the President
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It Had to Be You
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Isham Jones:
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Valse in E Flat
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Point of No Return
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In for the Drill (DCD090_02_2)
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Foreplay/Long Time
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Head Over Heels
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It's a Love Thing
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Son La China
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Tarantella
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Winter In
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Was Everest Not Available?
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Rob Simonsen:
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Can't Make Kentucky
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Rob Simonsen:
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Is There a Reason You Brought the Camera?
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Rob Simonsen:
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Axes
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Rob Simonsen:
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Stakeout
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Rob Simonsen:
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Overnight
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Rob Simonsen:
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There's Going to Be a Story
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Rob Simonsen:
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Turning
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Rob Simonsen:
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Donna
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Rob Simonsen:
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I'm an Idealist
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Rob Simonsen:
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Improv for Gary Hart (feat. Lloyd Miller)
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Rob Simonsen:
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Infidelity
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Rob Simonsen:
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Can't Make Kentucky
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Rob Simonsen:
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There's Going to Be a Story
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Rob Simonsen:
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I'm an Idealist
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Rob Simonsen:
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