8 Stories of Betrayal and Corruption From High-School Politicians - The Cut
8 Stories of Betrayal and Corruption From High-School Politicians - The Cut 8 Stories of Betrayal and Corruption From High-School Politicians - The Cut Posted: 27 Sep 2019 10:19 AM PDT Photo: Courtesy of NETFLIX Out today, Ryan Murphy's The Politician takes us into the cutthroat world of high-school politics. Ben Platt plays aspiring POTUS Payton Hobart, whose path to the White House begins with him sealing his class president spot — and cutting down the classmates who get in his way, like icy mean-girl Astrid (Lucy Boynton) . We talked to eight former high-school politicians (including the Cobrasnake , who ran against millennial Trump advisor Stephen Miller) about their own stories of drama, deceit, and ruthless ambition — and the upsets that still haunt them to this day. The Aspiring AOC in a Republican School Isabella, 14, ran for secretary in 2019: I chose secretary because all the greats have started there: Hillary...
