Fictional Characters and Believed Real-life Inspirations
- Jack Stanton, southern governor - (Bill Clinton)
- Susan Stanton, his wife - (Hillary Clinton)
- Henry Burton, campaign manager - (George Stephanopoulos)
- Richard Jemmons, campaign strategist - (James Carville)
- Daisy Green, campaign media adviser - (Mandy Grunwald and/or Dee Dee Myers)
- Howard Ferguson, III, campaign chief - (Harold Ickes, Jr.)
- Orlando Ozio, New York governor - (Mario Cuomo)
- Jimmy Ozio, his son - (Andrew Cuomo)
- Charlie Martin, U.S. senator -(Bob Kerrey)
- Lawrence Harris, former senator - (Paul Tsongas)
- Bart Nilson, U.S. senator - Tom Harkin
- Freddy Picker, former Florida Governor -(Jerry Brown) / (Reubin O'Donovan Askew) / (Harold Hughes) / (Ross Perot)
- Richmond Rucker, NYC Mayor - (David Dinkins)
- Luther Charles, minister - (Jesse Jackson)
- Cashmere McLeod, suspected lover of Jack Stanton - (Gennifer Flowers)
- Lucille Kauffman, adviser to Susan Stanton - (Susan Thomases)
- Libby Holden (campaign chief of staff) - (Betsey Wright/ Vince Foster)
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