Follows John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, from his selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate to their ultimate defeat in the general election.
Summer, 2008: John McCain secures the nomination, but polls behind Barack Obama. Strategist Steve Schmidt suggests a game changer: picking a conervative female with media savvy, unknown Alaska governor Sarah Palin, as vice president. She's an immediate hit and a quick study - the gap closes. Then, Tina Fey's imperonation, a raft of criticism, and missing her family send Palin into a near-catatonic state: she doesn't prepare for her Katie Couric interview and bombs. Schmidt searches for an anwer: don't expect her to learn the issues, but give her a script. Palin does well in the debate with Biden; she finds her voice, goes off script, and goes rogue. A mistake?

According to the documentary literature of the same name Mark Halperin, and John Hailemann , co- adaptation , the film will be Senator John McCain as the protagonist , tells the story of the cooperation he and running mate Sarah Palin campaign 2008 presidential and eventually they lost to the Democratic Party candidate , the incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama ( Barack Obama ) .