We also like Rambo, The Terminator and Mary Poppins... doesn't mean we should confuse them with reality.

Geez, they really must think we're stupid!!

POP for the comment of course.

I'd guess that many American's have a grasp of government based on the Mr. Smith film.

As usual the Republicans don't even get a movie title right. It is " Mr. Smith GOES to Washington."

Sort of like the story of the brave community organizer who overcomes his typical white grandma and ignores his pastor's ranting about American Evil and gets a scholarship to Harvard Law and goes to the Senate in order to run for President?

That kind of Horatio Alger type story?

Dan Rather already explained why this formula works:

http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/1DF677CA-50F7-4E6E-BFD0-2B536F73F2E7/

Therefore this makes sense to portray like a TV series or movie:

http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/D5791074-63B1-4770-B7B4-4B96F8B38ABF/