I thought the same as you since the movie is very well done. And then I read the latest installment of the ulsterman series where zero has plans to really use the race card to get reelected and all of a sudden bells and whistles went off.
But we've known that ever since he lost the independents, which meant he couldn't run on the hopey changey thing again.
If this movie were part of that agenda, this ammunition was fired way, way too early.