“The Senate and the country need courageous senators who are ready to leave their mark in history by courageously supporting the profiles of the past and defending not the party, not factionalism, but defending principles and democracy itself” (Congressional Record 151:8 p.10442). These words, spoken by former Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, encapsulate the idea of ​​an American senator. In the modern world we live in, government has transformed into a different institution than it was fifty years ago; people started to lose trust, faith and adoration of government officials. Senators are one of the few major sources of connection between individual states and the federal government. The lives of senators have essentially soured leaving them in the negative opinions of the people. Senators are often portrayed as devious, devious, or aggressive people; they may be seen in a positive light, but these characteristics are exaggerated in ways that do not at all reflect actual careers. The media often portrays the senator's daily life as stressful, dark and full of critical issues that can change the country with a single word. Every media portrayal contains a drop of truth, but some sources show what senators are really like. In many major media sources the common perception surrounding senators is that they are powerful, well known, and often involved in illegal activities. offers. In the Bobby films, as well as in The Candidate, these themes are used. Both of these films based their main character on famous people who were already involved in some kind of politics before becoming a senator or running for a position as a senator. 14 Women is an extraordinary documentary about the fourteen female senators active in 2007; the whole movie gives... half of the paper... those who don't like their officials a better chance. There is hope in our future that the American people will begin to understand the differences between real senators and the popular media version of them. Dir. Maria Lambert. Vertical Films, 2007. Film.Bobby. Dir. Emilio Estevez. The Weinstein Company, 2006. Film.The Candidate. Director Michael Ritchie. Warner Brothers, 1972. Film.Franken, Al. Telephone interview. September 29, 2013.Gregg, Judd. Interview by Ken Strickland. Exit Interviews: Senator Judd Gregg September 13, 2010.NBC News, New York City. 13 Sep 2010. Web. 29 Oct 2013. Klobuchar, Amy. Personal interview. Oct 13, 2013.Power. Dir. Sidney Lumet. 20th Century Fox, 1986. Film.Representative Kerry (MA). Congressional Document 151:8 (June 6, 2002) p. 10442. Available from: LexisNexis Congressional; Logged in: 10/30/13.