Christine Quinn enters the 2013 New York City mayoral race as the presumptive front-runner: the first female speaker of the City Council, a marriage equality advocate with union backing and major newspaper endorsements. The film follows her campaign through its final weeks with behind-the-scenes access, cameras present at constituent meetings, rallies, and strategy sessions as Bill de Blasio closes the gap in the Democratic primary. Quinn's ties to Mayor Bloomberg become a liability, and her record on affordable housing and her reputation for a blunt, combative style draw sustained attacks. Off the trail, the footage catches quieter moments, her marriage and her father's illness pressing in against a schedule built around public appearances. The film also tracks the specific criticism aimed at her as a woman and a lesbian candidate, from comments on her appearance to open questions about whether New York would elect someone like her. Quinn loses the primary, and the film closes without resolving whether identity or record decided the outcome.