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剧情：副总统的突然去世将民主党参议院莱恩（琼艾伦JoanAllen饰）推向了风口浪尖，她被提名为最佳总统候选人，如果莱恩当选，那她将成为美国历史上第一位女性总统。莱恩的性别很快就成为了保守党们激烈攻击的目..展开

剧情：Puttingwordslike“Nobodywantstoshootthevicepresident”asawisecrackinaPOTUS-obsessed6-year-old’smouth,RodLurie’spoliticaldramaTHECONTENDERconspicuouslytriestosaltthestory’scentralwitch-huntwithsomelevity,butalsobetraysitsmanipulative,beggar-beliefimprobability.StartingoffasachoicetreatmentonUSA’sbipartisanpoliticallandscape,THECONTENDERconcentratesonSenatorLaineHanson(Allen),whobecomesthecurrentPOTUSJacksonEvans(Bridges)’svicepresidentnominee,aglass-ceilingsmashingattempt,mainlytosecurehisownlegacy收起