Life imitating art in this election

[unspooling]

I am sure this has been discussed many times here and in other places, but please humour this HUGE West Wing fan. :)

October 30, 2008 Following the Script: Obama, McCain and ‘The West Wing’

By BRIAN STELTER
When Eli Attie, a writer for “The West Wing,” prepared to plot some episodes about a young Democratic congressman’s unlikely presidential

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[reddressorblue]

He really was :]

[unspooling]

Santos won TX only because he was a congressman from TX, though. And Vinnick won CA because he was one of the two US Senators from CA. Interesting how in the current political climate, there's no way that would happen.

[unspooling]

It was just so random. DAMN. I miss Lou. She's one of the post-Sorkin characters that really grew on me.

[arisma]

I've never watched either. Thanks to the OP for the article, it was a spiffy read.

[unspooling]

You're welcome! And it's such an awesome show; I recommend it to everyone.

[txvoodoo]

I second the other poster - it's not only about politics, but PEOPLE, and smart, funny and poignant dialogue

[asoneill]

I saw the convention episode last Friday on tv (yay taking time off, haha) and I was struck by this very comparison. Great read!

[realityvsdreams]

I never really thought of it, but that is funny. If only we had spent the last 8 years under a president like Bartlett, I bet we would be in a totally different situation right now.

[unspooling]

We did have 8 years of Clinton... which, unfortunately, was not followed by Gore. It should have been, though, had it not been for the FL clusterf*ck. (No offense to Floridians out there!)

[txvoodoo]

All blame to Katherine Harris, Rove, etc. Not the FL citizens. My heart bleeds for them.