Napier's role was previously addressed by Yost, explaining, "we were interested, in this political season, in doing some sort of politics. You can read interesting stories in Tennessee or Kentucky or any part of the country where there could be pretty wild-ass shenanigans going on. We'd heard about one contest where there was a car blown up, or an attempt to blow up a car, and bribery, and shots fired. That became our inspiration. We just liked the idea of this guy who was cruising toward a victory, and in comes someone who gives him a bucketful of cash. It's that temptation, and he crosses a line."
