- published: 27 Jan 2016
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Mark Salter is an American speechwriter from Davenport, Iowa, known for his collaborations with United States Senator John McCain on several nonfiction books as well as on political speeches. He is portrayed as a sympathetic figure by actor Jamey Sheridan in the 2012 HBO production of Game Change (film) for his role in the latter months of McCain's unsuccessful 2008 Presidential campaign.
Aside from having worked on Senator McCain's staff for 19 years (as of 2008), Salter has also written, in collaboration with McCain, the books Why Courage Matters, Faith of My Fathers, Worth the Fighting For, Character is Destiny, and "Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them". Some point to Salter as the author of the anonymously written book "O: A Presidential Novel."
Salter lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife Diane, and their two daughters, Molly and Liddy.
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Actors: John Rothman (actor), Jamey Sheridan (actor), Peter MacNicol (actor), Ron Livingston (actor), Austin Pendleton (actor), Barack Obama (actor), Matthew James Gulbranson (actor), Alex Hyde-White (actor), Bruce Altman (actor), Ed Harris (actor), Anderson Cooper (actor), Spencer Garrett (actor), Woody Harrelson (actor), Philip Stamper (actor), Philip Stamper (actor),
Plot: Summer, 2008: John McCain secures the nomination, but polls behind Barack Obama. Strategist Steve Schmidt suggests a game changer: picking a conservative female with media savvy, unknown Alaska governor Sarah Palin, as vice president. She's an immediate hit and a quick study - the gap closes. Then, Tina Fey's impersonation, a raft of criticism, and missing her family send Palin into a near-catatonic state: she doesn't prepare for her Katie Couric interview and bombs. Schmidt searches for an answer: don't expect her to learn the issues, but give her a script. Palin does well in the debate with Biden; she finds her voice, goes off script, and goes rogue. A mistake?
Keywords: 2008-presidential-election, acceptance-speech, alaska, american-soldier, argument, arizona, breaking-telephone, bus, campaign, campaign-manager