It is the sequel to the 1988 Robert Altman-directed and Garry Trudeau-written miniseries about a failed presidential candidate, Tanner '88.

Along the way, one of her crew members, Salim (Aasif Mandvi), is repeatedly stopped and frisked by police because of his Arab ethnicity.

While TJ provides assistance to Alex, she also advises Jack that he is being considered for a position in the administration, should Kerry win the election.

She says he would need to make sure footage from Alex's documentary of him attacking the Iraq War is removed and destroyed, so as not to potentially embarrass Kerry.

As with the first film, this film features many cameos by politicians, mainstream media figures, and celebrities including: Robert Redford, Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lieberman, Tom Brokaw, Ron Reagan Jr., John Kerry, Alexandra Kerry, Michael Dukakis, Chris Matthews, Dee Dee Myers, Dick Gephardt, Barack Obama, Michael Moore, Steve Buscemi, Bill Clinton, Charlie Rose, Stacey Ferguson (with The Black Eyed Peas), Dina Merrill, Mario Cuomo and Martin Scorsese.