Politics sure can be polarizing, but laughter has the power to bring people together.
At least that’s what this spoofy election-season satire is counting on, asking voters — and viewers — of all stripes to set aside their divisive differences and join in the unifying fun of watching two doofuses slug it out in a comically contentious race to represent their North Carolina hometown in Washington.
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