Plot Long-term Congressman Cam Brady (Ferrell) makes a huge public gaffe and, for the first time in his career, is forced to fight an election campaign against another candidate — Marty Huggins (Galifianakis), unwitting big-business stooge and manager of the local tourist office
Verdict The Campaign gets by on its stars’ comic compatibility and a relentless stream of jokes, many of which are laugh-out-loud funny. The only real downer is the ending, which feels tacked on like a hanging chad.