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HouseQuake is a 2009 American documentary film chronicling the 2006 battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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People
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The following people are featured in the film:

Rahm Emanuel - Then the lead strategist for the Democrats and Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC); currently White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama

Nancy Pelosi - Then the Democratic Minority Leader; currently U.S. Speaker of the House

Tom Reynolds - Then the lead strategist for the Republicans and Chairman of the National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC)

James Carville - Key Democratic strategist

Newt Gingrich - Key Republican strategist

Candidates from seven races are featured in the film, including: The Peter Roskam/Tammy Duckworth race in Illinois-6; the Heath Shuler/Charles Taylor race in North Carolina-11; The Baron Hill/Mike Sodrel race in Indiana-9; the Christopher Shays/Diane Farrell race in Connecticut-4; the Brad Ellsworth/John Hostettler race in Indiana-8; the Jerry McNerney/Mike Sodrel race in California-11; and the Tim Mahoney/Mark Foley (later replaced by Joe Negron) race in Florida-16.

Many other politicians, journalists, experts, and strategists are principals, including Steny Hoyer, John McCain, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Stanley Greenberg, Chris Van Hollen, Wesley Clark, Naftali Bendavid, Donna Brazile, Frank Luntz, Charlie Cook, Norman Ornstein, Josh Kurtz, Richard Viguerie, Emanuel Cleaver, Charles Rangel, and Phyllis Schlafley. Then-senator Barack Obama appears in a campaign advertisement for Tammy Duckworth.

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Synopsis
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In 2006, Democrats face a moment of truth. Republicans control all three branches of government and possess more concentrated power than in nearly a century. Facing the prospect of becoming a permanent minority party, Democratic leaders form a strategy to capture the House majority, led by the colorful and iconoclastic Rahm Emanuel. Republicans prepare to play defense. As the race unfolds, HouseQuake gets inside seven key contests across the country and follows national players on both sides of the aisle. As election night approaches, the suspense ratchets up until nationwide results show a dramatic sea change in American politics.

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