CHRIS MATTHEWS (MSNBC)

Where was your scene in the film shot?
We did it in my studio, right on the Hardball set. That’s why I look so good.

What do you think about the concept of the movie, in which an election comes down to one vote?
It’s amazingly good satire. You have both candidates forcing all their public relations and advertising and personal charm on one voter. You see how outrageous it gets.

There’s a slew of big names in the cast. Whose performances were best?
Nathan Lane is a riot, and Stanley Tucci is great as the Karl Rove character. I’ll be shocked if Madeline Carroll [who plays Kevin Costner’s daughter] doesn’t win an Academy Award. She’s the best child actor I’ve ever seen.

What’s been the most dramatic moment of this election for you?
Barack Obama announcing his candidacy for president in Springfield, Illinois. He was standing in a spot between Lincoln’s office as a state legislator and where he practiced law in his second-floor office on the corner. It was so cold you cannot imagine, but 70,000 people showed up that morning to cheer him.

If the election did come down to one vote, whom would you trust to break the tie?
Whoever wrote Swing Vote.