The Ides of March

Stephen Meyers is the junior campaign manager for Governor (United States) Mike Morris, who is competing against United States Senator Ted Pullman in the Democratic Party (United States) United States presidential primary. Both campaigns are vying for the endorsement of Senator Franklin Thompson, who controls 356 Delegate (American politics)#Democratic Partys; these would clinch the nomination for either candidate. Meyers is asked by Pullman's campaign manager, Tom Duffy, to meet in secret. Meyers calls his boss, Morris campaign manager Paul Zara, who does not answer. Meyers decides to meet with Duffy, who offers him a position in Pullman's campaign; Meyers refuses. When Zara calls back, Meyers does not tell him about the meeting.