The Runner-Up

Series · 2015

An exclusive, all-access look at one of the most unique political campaigns of the 2014 mid-term elections - the improbable Congressional run of American Idol star Clay Aiken.

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Simon Chinn Jonathan Chinn

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Lightbox Entertainment

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Esquire Network

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Clay AikenHimself

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Premiere date 2015-04-07

Countries United States

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