the opening scene is a montage of placed David has gone while campaigning. it sets up David as the main character by showing he is going to win and also focusing on him.

in the opening scenes of the movie tells us that David is lonely in his personal life, that he is running for congress and has already been in senate.

this scene has lighting that focuses your attention into the magazine and also the magazine is fancy so you know David is important.

the director has encourages us to view David this way because it shows us that he is important. this is because he is the main character.