Plot: Tom Dobbs is a popular satirical comedian with his own TV show. When the presidential election approaches, he decides to become an independent candidate in order to gain more material and be able to mock the candidates up-close. To his, as well as a lot of peoples' surprise, he actually becomes elected to president. In reality, however, the whole thing was caused by a major glitch in the new electronic voting system that was used. The executives of the company that designed it, Delacroy, both want to keep the truth a secret, as it will mean the end of the company. One of its lead programmers, Eleanor Green, decides to tell the truth. The Delacroy executives become determined to stop her at all costs.
Alternative Plot: Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams), the satirical host of a political talk show, decides to shake things up by running for president after making comments that he would be a better president than the leader who currently occupies the White House. His fans begin a grassroots campaign that catapults him into the Oval Office, but soon after moving in it is revealed a computer glitch mistakenly awarded him the presidency. Tom is left with a tough choice, stay the course or head back behind the microphone.
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