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* TheMistress: Astrid gleefully plays this role to Ricardo when convincing him to run away with her.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Infinity, in the context of the "butt muncher" scandal.
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* TheAce: A lot of the characters are shown to be this, with numerous achievements and Ivy League-acceptances under their belt.
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* ClassRepresentative: Payton and Astrid both want to be student council presidents and will go to disturbing lengths to achieve this.
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* ComicallySmallDemand: Ricardo's only request in exchange for [[spoiler:telling the police everything about Dusty Jackson]] is two Filet-o-Fish burgers, fries, and a milkshake.
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* CelebrityParadox: In the second episode, Payton plays a piano version of a song called "Run Away". Which was written by Ben Platt, meaning that Platt himself exists in this universe.
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* RichBitch: Pretty much every character seems to be this to some extent, but Dusty fits the description to a tee (albeit less rich than the bulk of the cast).
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* RichBitch: Pretty much every character seems to be this to some extent, but Dusty fits the description to a tee (albeit less rich than the bulk of the cast).cast [[spoiler: since she's able to feed off of people's sympathy for her fake-ill grand-daughter]]).
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* CastFullOfRichPeople: The first season is about uber-wealthy California prep school students, of which Peyton is one of the wealthiest.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The junior Democratic Senator-elect from Texas who appears in the finale is pretty clearly based off of 2018 Senate candidate and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke, having both a similar name (Tino) and O'Rourke's presidential aspirations.
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* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Dusty accidentally(?) shoots Ricardo.
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* MaleGaze: Well demonstrated from the point of view of a very horny teenage guy in the episode ''The Voter''.
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* FamilyPortraitOfCharacterization: James mentions that famous photographer Annie Leibovitz took Peyton's wealthy family's Christmas photo, and notes it as one reason he's not considered an "accessible" presidential candidate.
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* LowerDeckEpisode: [=S1E05=] focuses on an undecided voter who simply doesn't give a shit about the election and is more concerned with trying to [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbate in peace]].
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** A couple of potshots are taken at libertarians during the series. Astrid's rather unpleasant father met her mother because he hired her as an escort at a Ron Paul fundraiser and Payton describes the titular StrawLoser character of '''The Voter''' as a libertarian.
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* RichBitch: Pretty much every character seems to be this to some extent, but Dusty fits the description to a tee.
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** The opening credits pan over a long list of Presidential biographies, many of which are award winners. When it gets to Donald Trump, it's ''An Idiot's Guide to Clowning''.
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* RichesToRags: After [[spoiler: being found out trying to kill their own father, Martin and Luther are instantly cut off and left with nothing but a very expensive piece of furniture they're instantly in debt for which means they have less than nothing.]]
* SecretTestOfCharacter: After [[spoiler: awakening from his coma, Keaton is told how his sons are going to kill him for his money. He plays at being in a coma as they show up, discussing how to do it and cover for each other then reveals he's been awake the whole time.]]
* SecretTestOfCharacter: After [[spoiler: awakening from his coma, Keaton is told how his sons are going to kill him for his money. He plays at being in a coma as they show up, discussing how to do it and cover for each other then reveals he's been awake the whole time.]]
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* TakeThat: The hilarious nonchalance with which Georgina and the admission officers talk about bribery to get into Harvard is a huge one to the frequent practice of rich families [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney buying their children into college]] and ''especially'' those implicated in [[RippedFromTheHeadlines]] the recent[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_college_admissions_bribery_scandal college admission scandal.]]
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* TakeThat: The hilarious nonchalance with which Georgina and the admission officers talk about bribery to get into Harvard is a huge one to the frequent practice of rich families [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney buying their children into college]] and ''especially'' those implicated in [[RippedFromTheHeadlines]] [[RippedFromTheHeadlines the recent[[https://en.recent]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_college_admissions_bribery_scandal college admission scandal.]]
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Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) is an ambitious high schooler who has convinced himself that he ''will'' become [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents President of the United States]] someday, and to start putting that plan in motion, has decided to start small — specifically, becoming student body president of his wealthy Santa Barbara high school. HilarityEnsues.
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Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) (Creator/BenPlatt) is an ambitious high schooler who has convinced himself that he ''will'' become [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents President of the United States]] someday, and to start putting that plan in motion, has decided to start small — specifically, becoming student body president of his wealthy Santa Barbara high school. HilarityEnsues.
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* AerithAndBob: Names like Alice, James, Andrew, Martin, and Luther show up with names like Payton, Georgina, Keaton, Infinity, Dusty, [=McAfee=], Astrid, Skye, and River.[=McAfee=].
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* SeriousBusiness: The main characters in the first season take the Saint Sebastian High School presidential election incredibly, ''insanely'' seriously. [[spoiler: To the point where there are honest-to-god ''assassination attempts''.]] Subverted in episode 5, where we see events from the point of view of one of the "voters" (i.e. another student) who isn't involved, doesn't particularly care, and [[spoiler: ends up not even voting]], with the implication being that this is far from uncommon.
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* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Averted. While [=McAfee=] graduates from Columbia, [[spoiler: Payton's admission to Harvard is rescinded and it's too late to buy his way in like his brothers since he was disinherited.]]
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* TimeSkip: [[spoiler: The season 1 finale "Vienna" moves three years into the future.]]
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Starring alongside Platt is an [[AllStarCast all-star cast]] including the likes of Creator/GwynethPaltrow as Payton's mother Georgina, Creator/ZoeyDeutch as his former running mate-turned-rival Infinity Jackson, and Creator/JessicaLange as Infinity's mother Rose, with Creator/BobBalaban, Dylan [=McDermott=], January Jones, Judith Light, and Creator/BetteMidler appearing in other roles.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Rose Dusty dismisses gay people by saying all they do is "munch butts and celebrate UsefulNotes/{{Halloween}}".
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''The Politician'' is a political comedy series created by Creator/RyanMurphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. It is the first project of Murphy's development deal with Creator/{{Netflix}}, following the end of his long-running collaboration with Creator/{{FOX}} / Creator/{{FX}}.
Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) is an ambitious high schooler who has convinced himself that he ''will'' become [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents President of the United States]] someday, and to start putting that plan in motion, has decided to start small — specifically, becoming student body president of his wealthy Santa Barbara high school. HilarityEnsues.
Starring alongside Platt is an [[AllStarCast all-star cast]] including the likes of Creator/GwynethPaltrow as Payton's mother Georgina, Creator/ZoeyDeutch as his former running mate-turned-rival Infinity Jackson, and Creator/JessicaLange as Infinity's mother Rose, with Creator/BobBalaban, Dylan [=McDermott=], January Jones, Judith Light, and Creator/BetteMidler appearing in other roles.
A second season was confirmed before the first one premiered, with Murphy stating that each planned season of the series will follow Payton through a different election, ultimately leading to his self-prophesied POTUS campaign.
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!! ''The Politician'' includes examples of:
* AcademicAlphaBitch: Payton is a rare male example.
* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: Payton's high school election is ultimately insignificant, but he takes it ''very'' seriously.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:River kills himself in the first episode. He mentions an earlier unsuccessful attempt before finally doing it]].
* ElectionDayEpisode: A series-length version of this trope.
* FirstEpisodeTwist: [[spoiler:River commits suicide after he's set up as a protagonist for Payton in the very first episode]].
* ForcedOutOfTheCloset: An aborted attempt by one of Payton's rivals, in which he retaliates by calling them a bigot.
* GenderBlenderName: River and Payton are generally seen as feminine names, but are given to male characters here.
* IllGirl: Infinity is a cancer patient going through chemo.
* MrFanservice: River is introduced with his shirt off, post-coitus.
* OverlyNervousFlopSweat: Payton sweats "like [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon Nixon]]" in his debate with River.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Rose dismisses gay people by saying all they do is "munch butts and celebrate UsefulNotes/{{Halloween}}".
* RichBitch: Pretty much every character seems to be this to some extent, but Rose fits the description to a tee.
* TheTheTitle: '''''The''''' ''Politician''.
* TheTopicOfCancer: Infinity is a recovering cancer patient.
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''The Politician'' is a political comedy series created by Creator/RyanMurphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. It is the first project of Murphy's development deal with Creator/{{Netflix}}, following the end of his long-running collaboration with Creator/{{FOX}} / Creator/{{FX}}.
Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) is an ambitious high schooler who has convinced himself that he ''will'' become [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents President of the United States]] someday, and to start putting that plan in motion, has decided to start small — specifically, becoming student body president of his wealthy Santa Barbara high school. HilarityEnsues.
Starring alongside Platt is an [[AllStarCast all-star cast]] including the likes of Creator/GwynethPaltrow as Payton's mother Georgina, Creator/ZoeyDeutch as his former running mate-turned-rival Infinity Jackson, and Creator/JessicaLange as Infinity's mother Rose, with Creator/BobBalaban, Dylan [=McDermott=], January Jones, Judith Light, and Creator/BetteMidler appearing in other roles.
A second season was confirmed before the first one premiered, with Murphy stating that each planned season of the series will follow Payton through a different election, ultimately leading to his self-prophesied POTUS campaign.
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!! ''The Politician'' includes examples of:
* AcademicAlphaBitch: Payton is a rare male example.
* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: Payton's high school election is ultimately insignificant, but he takes it ''very'' seriously.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:River kills himself in the first episode. He mentions an earlier unsuccessful attempt before finally doing it]].
* ElectionDayEpisode: A series-length version of this trope.
* FirstEpisodeTwist: [[spoiler:River commits suicide after he's set up as a protagonist for Payton in the very first episode]].
* ForcedOutOfTheCloset: An aborted attempt by one of Payton's rivals, in which he retaliates by calling them a bigot.
* GenderBlenderName: River and Payton are generally seen as feminine names, but are given to male characters here.
* IllGirl: Infinity is a cancer patient going through chemo.
* MrFanservice: River is introduced with his shirt off, post-coitus.
* OverlyNervousFlopSweat: Payton sweats "like [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon Nixon]]" in his debate with River.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Rose dismisses gay people by saying all they do is "munch butts and celebrate UsefulNotes/{{Halloween}}".
* RichBitch: Pretty much every character seems to be this to some extent, but Rose fits the description to a tee.
* TheTheTitle: '''''The''''' ''Politician''.
* TheTopicOfCancer: Infinity is a recovering cancer patient.
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