The term democracy is often associated with the concept of freedom of choice of who represents us within parliament. Wag the Dog contradicts this idea by alluding to the fact that our choices, such as our voting preferences , are constantly being influenced by people of higher power. When the President’s sex scandal first breaks out in the media, his preference poll rating drops drastically as a result of his new negative image.To regain his popularity, Ames and Motss join hands with a spin doctor, Brean, to not only distract the American public, but to also convince them that they don’t have a reason to “change horses midstream” after all. They create the make belief Albanian war and the public accepts it, however in reality the truth they
