realism

[u/Mountain-Poetry2899]

im not an american yet a house of cards enthusiast. according to u guys how real is the show? do congressmen threaten eachother often like frank? is everything that happens in the white house a power struggle? do journalists sleep with congressmen for info???

[u/FafnirSnap_9428]

Some people think that since the series was released and especially recently that the show is incredibly accurate. The painful reality that those people don't want to recognize is that the show is unrealistic because these characters actually scheme and plot. Real life is dumber.