Upcoming movie inspired by real-life politics

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The director for Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis‘s upcoming movie The Campaign says the film was inspired by real-life political squabbling — particularly, those recent GOP presidential debates. Mediaite says, “The movie,  follows two congressional candidates playing increasingly dirty as they vie for political office. Vanity Fair writes, “Director Jay Roach, who also helmed Game Change and Recount, says he did a lot of research on the pressure candidates are under to go negative early, and turn bad things into good things and vice verse. “That’s fascinating to me, the spin-doctor thing. And now with billions of dollars pouring into every campaign, paying the spin doctor, the commercial guy, the opposition-research guy, it’s such a heated battle,” he told VF Daily. “ More from Vanity Fair’s VF Daily.