Primary (1960)

Documentary about the 1960 Wisconsin presidential primary contest between Senators John Kennedy of Massachusetts and Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota (Kennedy ended up beating Humphrey by 2-to-1 largely due to support of urban Catholic communities while Humphrey carried the rural areas). The film has minimal narration and is notable for just kind of following the candidates around with a camera, this is now a common documentary troop but at the time was   unusual. Not as much 'off the cuff' feeling stuff here as I had hopped, but it  does do a good job of capturing the candidates in full cheesy, vote grubbing, politician mode (though more so Humphrey then Kennedy). Interesting fly on the wall moment of history. **1/2