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Previously on The West Wing:

Have you seen
the new Zogby poll?

I have.
Six weeks to go,
you're still

seven points down--
you guys concerned?

Figured it gave license
to ask whether

you might want
to have dinner with me?

How's tonight?

Emergency sirens went off

at the nuclear
generating station

in San Andreo,
California.

We could be
looking at

a full-scale
nuclear meltdown.

The coolant in the reactor
has dropped at least a foot,

exposing an eighth
of the fuel rod.

I pushed
the licensing commission

to get San Andreo
up and running.

JOSH:
You're in
on nuclear.

Vinick's got a long history
on the other side.

This is all upside for us.

Arizona, up by four.

Nevada, up by three.

Virginia, up by four.

California?

Up by six.

I have seven.

Who's that?
Gallup.

Really?
I'm reading it
right off paper.

Is it up?
Nope.

ANNABETH:
Check again.

I'm hitting "refresh"
every 12 seconds.

Sometimes when you
keep pressing the button

it won't load.
She's right.

You may have to go
to another page

and then come back to this one.

I've got three women
trying to tell me

how to use the
New York Times Web site.

It's pretty
straightforward.
You need some help?

I think I've actually
got it under control.

We're within five of Vinick in
Tennessee, four in Louisiana,

tied in Arkansas...

Tied in North Carolina.
South Carolina.

South Carolina?
It's up, it's up, it's up.

Go.

"New York Timesnational
tracking poll,

"first national sample
since the accident

"at the San Andreo
Nuclear Facility

in Southern California..."
Blah, blah, blah.

"In this three-day spread
polling 1,400 likely voters,

Senator Vinick dropped..."

Damn it! Oh!
ALL:
Oh!

Screen froze.

Oh, for God's sake.

I got it over
here, you guys.

* Beep, beep

* Beep, beep

* Beep, beep...

( whooping )

Up. Everybody up.

Good morning.

Get up!

Good morning!

Hurry up
and come.

Ooh!

Oh, that's the elevator.

( laughs )

( knocking on door )

( muttering in room )

* Bang, bang...

( knocking )

JOSH:
Yeah. Yeah, yeah,
I'm coming.

State by states are out.

We're tied in South Carolina
and Arkansas and California.

California?

We pulled ahead in
Arizona, Nevada, Virginia.

We got the new national
tracking polls.

The Times?
It's 44-44.

We're tied.
We're tied?

Nationally.

Holy mother of God,
we caught him!

Yes.
We caught him! Oh!

* Oh, ah, oh...

BRAM:
44 and 44.

ANNABETH:
I told him we were
closing the gap.

That man better not
ever doubt me again.

SANTOS:
Wait a minute. I want
to see these things.

BRAM:
You're not nipping
at the heals

of the front-runner
anymore. This is serious.

No, no, no, no. Margin of error.

No, we're not home yet.
Josh? Where's Josh?

Are they messing with me?

No, sir.
Oh!

We've caught him!

( whooping and cheering )

We're neck and neck
in the Carolinas.

And they pulled ahead of
us in Arizona and Virginia.

The Times put
it at 44-44.

California?

Tied.

Nine points ahead
in California a week ago.

Now we're tied.

Okay, the good news is,

most of the votes we lost
are showing up undecided.

They are not going
for Santos yet.

12% undecided this
late in the campaign.

You have local press
downstairs.

No comments on the nuclear
accident in California.

No, no. Yeah.
It was a
national tragedy.

You're not gonna
talk about it in a
political context.

You are concentrating
on meeting voters,

talking
about the issues.

Namely tax cuts
and more tax cuts.

( sneezes )

MAN ( on TV ):
Partly sunny with...

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

The Kazakhstan situation
is heating up.

You can always pivot to that
if you need to... to...

I need 30 seconds
to myself, okay?

C.J.:
Tied. Nationally.

Who'd have thunk it?

Vinick must be
weeping in his beer.

PRESIDENT:
We talk to the Russians?

They're sticking
with their story--

the election wasn't rigged,
Tarimov is

the legitimate President
of Kazakhstan, Russian troops

have crossed the border
to provide stability

to the new
government
in Astana.

China says they've also gone in
for stabilization purposes.

How about NATO?
Everyone likes the idea

of the peacekeeping force,
but nobody wants to be in one.

I can't imagine why not.

C.J.:
The UN's not going
to get involved.

China and Russia can both veto
in the Security Council.

So, it's just us.

Which looks like what?

Russia's moving in
from the northwest,

China from the east.

We need to send enough troops
to create a human buffer zone

between the two
advancing armies.

How far apart are they?

KATE:
About 600 miles,

but not for long.

I want to see invasion plans
as soon as possible.

We wouldn't think of it
as an invasion, sir.

We'd call it an intervention.

Show me a plan that doesn't look
like an invasion,

I'll call it
whatever you want.

Keep the NATO ball in the air.

I don't want anyone

to get the impression
we're writing them off.

I'll stay on
it with State.

In fact, have Ted Barrow
put together a NATO briefing

Hopefully,
we know next week.

Hi.
Hi.

I have a
thing of yours.

My Pyongyang report, good.

I turned my whole office
upside...
It's not that.

Really?
Absolutely.

It's in a blue binder,
it may not be labeled...

Nothing in a
blue binder.
You sure?

I may have taken it
out of the...
It's a bra.

Oh. Okay.

I put it in a padded envelope,
which seemed appropriate.

Really.
Do you want it now?

No. No. Yes?

It's in your office?

It is.
You keep it.

Permanently?
Mail it to me.

Your home address
to my home address.

You don't think that's
a little complicated?

It is, isn't it?

I'll hang onto
it until we...

Okay.
We'll get
better at this.

One can only hope.

Cancel everything here
after the morning rally.

We got to get on the ground
in the battle states.

Vinick's gonna have
to head south,

try and get his lead back

in Louisiana, Arkansas,
the Carolinas...

LEO:
Has he even

been down South
since the primaries?

Nope. While he flails around
down there,

we'll have the swing states
to ourselves.

Nuclear power plants in every
one of those swing states.

Local news crews'll be
all over us.

Free media.
Pennies from heaven.

San Andreo created a lot
of undecideds.

We got to get them
off the fence.

and were satisfied voting
for a moderate Republican.

Well, time for them
to come home to the party.

They want to hear about
deficit reduction, they want

to hear you're gonna put
more cops on the streets.

We need to focus
on the fact

that you were fighting
nuclear power 15 years ago.

You're the forward
thinking candidate

with the
nuanced vision.

The kind of vision
a President needs

to handle complicated
international situations

like this mess
in Kazakhstan.

He had the vision
to predict problems
with nuclear power,

he has the vision to find
solutions for our future.

Yeah.
Okay. Who's writing?

RONNA:
I got it.

The Santos Education
Plan is now the 21st
Century Education Plan.

JOSH:
The 21st Century
Health Plan.

Let's not forget Energy.

21st Century Energy Plan.
He's about the future.

Vinick's about the past.
RONNA:
Great.

I'll have Joey test
some language,

but that's the direction.

I'm coordinating
with Advance.

Which state
should we hit first?

Oh, that's easy.
California.

Yeah.

Hi.

Hi.

Drink this.
I don't want it.

It looks like Hawaiian Punch,
it smells disgusting,

and I'm not getting sick. Bob?

We lost these people
'cause of the nuclear accident.

We give them time to realize

that you didn't melt the damn
thing down by yourself,

they'll come
back on their own.

Cycle like that takes a
month, which we don't have.

SULLIVAN:
The base.

SHEILA:
Governor.

We have had a good time,

all of us, running
to the center, but
the party's over.

You're a Republican.

You need to start talking to the
Republican, conservative base.

Nail him to a cross.

He can stump for votes
on the Via Dolorosa.

I'm the only person
talking to values voters.

And you are doing
a fantastic job.

They're not
voting for me,

and they know it.

He needs to spend more time

in the southern states,
make sure we don't lose them.

The undecideds are moderates,
they're not Bible thumpers.

He's got to speak
to their issues.

What's he gonna do,
suddenly pull

the Arnold Vinick Health Care
Plan out of his tailpipe?

Would that qualify as a miracle?

They like the miracles,
your people.

It'll look
like a desperation move.

We need an ad blitz.
Negative.

That's not a bad idea.

It is, actually.

SULLIVAN:
What we need to do is curb

Santos' momentum,
keep these folks

undecided long enough
for this nuclear mess to fade.

It's not gonna fade.

He's gonna run thousands
of spots on your long-standing

love affair
with nuclear power.

BOB:
Which is why we need
something to hit back with.

I'm not talking a
smear campaign, just
focus some attention

on the countless
times Santos has voted
to increase spending.

It'll drive up our negatives
as much as it drives up theirs,

he'll look like
a mud-slinging,
desperate, hatchet man.

So what?

Is that an existential question?

Look, last week Vinick was

the voice of experience,
now suddenly, Santos

is a wise, prescient visionary,
and the Senator looks like a...

A foolish old man?

I'm sorry, sir. It's just, uh...

No, go ahead, I love it.

BRUNO:
You're assuming
it can't get worse.

Let me tell you something,
it can.

VINICK:
We go negative,

they're gonna trot out

every bad call I've ever made.

They're gonna plaster them
all over the airwaves.

Yup.
It's gonna
come right back

and bite us in the ass.

Yeah.

I'm agreeing
with you.

You are?
Yeah.

Yeah, all right.
SHEILA:
We need to stay the course.

The Senator speaks
to the center,

we pepper in a little more
on health care and education,

Sullivan speaks locally
to the right flank.

He's gonna talk
about health care, too?

No, he's gonna do

what he's
been doing--

family values, apple pie.

So, you're sticking
with a 50-state strategy?

No...
We can't win

50 states anymore.

SHEILA:
I'm aware of that,
thank you.

It's still the best strategy
we have.

We'll do a swing
through the south,

shore up our numbers there,

but he's not
upending his message

this late in the campaign.

You've got Pensy
and Carolton.

I start going
after the base now,

I'll look like an idiot.

The Governor's going
after the base.

You just got to make nice
with Pensy and Carolton.

SULLIVAN:
How about we
grab lunch today,

talk about how
you want me to shade this?

We've got time
before your 11:00.

Let's get
into it now.

Unless you want
to talk about it alone.

In which case, you could
discuss it over lunch.

Our base in Ayaguz
has 9,000 Marines on the ground.

We're proposing sending in an
additional 90,000 ground troops

for control
and stabilization.

BARTLET:
They'll require
support units.

Certainly.
How many?

Another 40,000.

SCHULTZ:
We'd come up from the south,
creating a zone of neutrality

separating the
Russian-controlled northwest

and the Chinese-controlled east.

The mountains here on the
northern edge of Lake Balkash

create a natural barrier.

our hope is that the Chinese
won't push past them.

C.J.:
It'll take weeks to prep
an intervention this size.

HUTCHINSON:
Eight probably.

We don't have that kind of time.

SCHULTZ:
We'll start an early
deployment of 12,000 troops.

The rest will
follow as ready.

Coming from where?

We pull the 1st Armored Division
from Wiesbaden...

BARTLET:
And we get them there how?

Send them through
the trans-load hub

to gather munitions
and equipment,

then deploy on C-17s.

SCHULTZ:
Or we could airlift them

straight from Wiesbaden
on C-130s.

HUTCHINSON:
If we want the Armored Division
to bring their tanks,

we're gonna have to go
with the C-17s.

What will they wear?

I think green and brown
are still the favorites.

What kind of outerwear?

I haven't seen
a prototype recently....

We're talking about sending
150,000 Americans

to the 50th parallel
in November.

It starts snowing
in Astana in August

and doesn't stop till June.

as opposed to
the Russians,
who do this a lot,

Americans haven't fought a war
in the cold for quite some time.

I would like to know
what kind of coats

you plan to put on our troops.

We'll look into it, sir.

Do that and
come back.

Centcom's suggesting
a no-fly zone in Kazakhstan,

symbolic buffer
between the two armies

until we can get
rapid deployment underway.

Yeah.

150,000 troops.

We're not talking
about a drive-by, either.

If we go in,
we could be there for years.

I need to talk
to the candidates.

SANTOS ( over applause ):
We live in the greatest...

Rally in San Diego
soon as we arrive.

Visits to two
of the shelters

holding evacuees
from San Andreo.

Is he talking about
the accident?

Nothing about the accident,
nothing about nuclear power,

he's just sharing some
ideas about health care

and education with a
couple of cooling towers

in the background.

BRAM:
We got a lot
of new friends suddenly.

Who?
BRAM:
Governor Watley,

Governor Stockwell,
Secretary of Energy,

Treasury Secretary,
Senator Pallard.

How many times did I call
Stockwell and Pallard?

A lot.
That was before
we grew coattails.

Well, better late
than never.

Put them on
the schedule.

Why are you looking
at me like that?

Bono called.
Bono?!
Really?

Yeah, he's in New York
this weekend.

He wants to have dinner
with the congressman.

Do it!
We're not in New York this...

Change the schedule!

Bono wants to meet him?!

Does he want to
perform at a rally?

We didn't get
into specifics.

He doesn't have to sing, they
can just talk about debt relief.

Did you talk to him?!
I talked to a guy named Phil.

Okay, invite him
to San Diego.
Phil?

Not Phil.

Press avail on the
tarmac in San Diego,

and you need to be
available all day

for phone interviews.
Yup.

I'm getting a lot
of questions

on what Santos thinks
about Kazakhstan.

Tell them
Congressman Santos applauds

the President's efforts, and
he's glad the U.S. can share

its wisdom
with emerging democracies.

Then call the White House, find
out what the hell's going on.

If Bono comes...
You'll meet him.

Uh, Donna?

I want to, um...

I'm sorry, uh...
about this morning.

That was inappropriate.

Don't worry about it.

Totally inappropriate.

I-I feel terrible.
Don't.

Seriously.
Seriously.

It was bound to
happen sometime.

I'm going to call

the White House,
talk about Kazakhstan.

BARTLET:
I want an evacuation report

from FEMA before the San Andreo
budget call.

Get C.J.'s
comments on this,

and get Hollings

at the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.

He's coming in this afternoon.

I still want to
talk to him now.
Did you look
at the sketches?

I'll get to them.
How about now?

A nuclear disaster
and a war abroad,

I thought they could wait.

They've been sitting there
for days.

Makes it look like
I don't pick up after you.

I don't know
what to think of these.

Simple thumbs up
or thumbs down.

You think they look like me?

More or less.
Then they'll do.

What does "more
or less" mean?

Decent likeness--
commanding, thoughtful.

There's no cane,
which is a choice.

Think it's
a bad choice?

I don't know-- did you make it,
or did he make it?

He did.

Then it doesn't matter.
I'm not going

to be standing beside the thing
with a running commentary.

You think it's a problem?

Do you?
Often as not, I
don't even use it.

Yes, but you exist
in the zeitgeist with a cane.

I have an idea.
What?

Let's call Hollings at the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Yes, sir.

CAROL:
Josh on two.

Hey, sailor.

Am I calling you,
or you calling me?

I think I'm calling you.

How's it feel?

This must be what your first
smack high feels like.

Well, here's hoping it's not
followed by a huge crash

and years of rehabilitation.
Nothing can kill my mood

right now,
but that was a good try.

Thanks.

We need a briefer

to give us a more detailed idea

Can you send somebody?

Funny you mention it.

How about the President?

Below his pay grade,
we'd love to see him.

He'd like to meet
with the candidates

at the White House tonight.

Are you kidding?

For the first time
in the history of this race,

we're not trailing, we're tied.

We pull ahead
if we play this right.

Taking the guy
off the campaign trail

so he can have some drinks
in the Oval Office is not...

I know, and I'm sorry,
and if I had a choice...

We're about to go to California.

We may win Vinick's home state.

He is not...

Would I be asking
if it wasn't important?

It's a diplomatic foray
into an entrenched conflict.

Yes, you have my word,
should Santos win,

he will continue
the President's efforts

to negotiate
a peaceable solution.

Okay, let's do it this way--
Vinick's coming.

I'm sure you don't want the
entire White House press corps

covering Vinick in the Oval with
the President without Santos.

I like you less and less.

Will's going to coordinate
the talking points

with your press people.

The President will brief
the candidates.

See you tonight.

SHEILA:
President wants to see both
candidates at the White House.

For what?
Security briefing.

San Andreo?
They won't say.

Why not? Buys us some time
to sort out the schedule.

You still stuck?

You're asking me to boost
his public appearances

while limiting press access,

send him groveling
for votes to states

he's never had to
campaign in before,

when all he wants to
do is go to California?

Yeah, I'm still stuck.

SHEILA:
We're not going
to California.

BRUNO:
I keep telling him that.

What do you think
about a media buy?

BRUNO:
In California--
you know how expensive that is?

We're hemorrhaging
votes there.

I need the bulk of our money for
a media blitz on November 5th.

You could blow the entire budget

buying ads
in California.

Call Stan,
see what he thinks it'll cost.

How much time in the south?

Two, three days,
see how it goes.

Oh, that's great.

A Republican
stumping in Georgia.

So glad we've got Ray Sullivan
planning the schedule.

It's not his plan,
it's mine.

Really?
Yes.

I am happy to change tack in
light of current developments,

but I would be
more comfortable if
strategy meetings

took place with you,
me and the Senator,

not you and Ray Sullivan.

Sullivan's just
blowing off steam.

Nobody blames you
for what's happening,

not me, not the Senator.

I don't care if
I'm being blamed.

I care if I'm
being shoved out.

You're not.

Hi.
Hi.

And you're here.
Yes.

Should I come back?

No, this was the point.

I've asked reps
from both campaigns to come in

so we can get everybody on
the same page with Kazakhstan.

You two should work that out.

I'll put together
a backgrounder,

and he can adapt
that into whatever...

Talking points.
Yeah.

Something they can share
with the press.

Which won't be the whole story,
but better than vamping.

Sure.
Great.

What?

What?
Is something weird happening?

No.
I feel like I'm

the heroine in the movie who
doesn't know there's a guy

behind the refrigerator
with an ax.

Maybe it's the weather.

People feel that
way when it's damp.

Thank you...both.

We're really bad
at this.

Really bad.

SANTOS:
You know, in a minute,
Dave Matthews

is going to come up
on this stage.

Oh, I know, I know.

Believe me, I feel the same way.

As a matter of fact,
I'd better get an autograph.

Lou's working
with Joey Lucas
on the whole

"Voice of a New
Generation" thing.

She knows we got to detour
to the White House tonight?

Yeah, Lou told Annabeth to send
Leo to San Diego tonight,

pave the way.
That's good.

See if we can get
Helen there, too.

Hey, you got to get on a plane,

liaise with White House
Communications on...

The Kazakhstan thing,
Lou told me, I'm on my way.

I just wanted to tell
you about a rumor I heard

from a guy at
The Sacramento Bee.

You feel bad for the guys
at The Bee, don't you?

I don't.
Lacks dignity.

You're wandering.
You heard a rumor?

At first, they thought
it was allergies,

because, apparently,
Vinick has a mold sensitivity,

and the carpet on the plane
isn't all that clean...

Now you're wandering.
Sorry-- they think
he has a cold.

Vinick?
Yes.

Oh, my Lord.

A cold!

BRAM:
Fax from Lester at HQ.

He has a cold!

( screams )

The gods were listening to me,
and they love me!

Why is there
hugging?

Vinick has a cold.

Oh, that's precious.

I want to send him
some Vicks VapoRub,

and a big German nurse.

Look, I have White House
schedulers on the phone,

and they seem to
think Leo has to be

at the White House
tonight, too.

No. Seriously,
give me the phone.

Hi, this is Josh Lyman.
Who's this?

Hi, Roberta.

Mr. McGarry can't make it
to the White House tonight.

He's campaigning for
high government office.

Eh, I'm sure it was a mistake.

Thank you.
Thanks.

Sorry.

No worries-- bureaucratic snafu.

So are they writing
about this wonderful cold?

They will be.

Are they writing
about the fact

that the Senator's
health can't stand up

to the rigors
of a campaign,

never mind the challenges
of life in the Oval Office?

He's probably depressed.

He hasn't been in a close race
in 30 years.

( phone ringing )
Beginning of the
end, right here.

Josh Lyman.

WOMAN:
Mr. Lyman, please hold
for the President.

BARTLET:
Hey, kid, how are you doing?

Fine, sir.
How are you?

Good, good.
Do me a favor.

Bring Leo with you
to the White House, would you?

Um, sir...

You should tag along, too,
and say hello.

It'd be great to see you.

Thanks, Josh.

( line disconnects )

What?

We're going to the
White House tonight.

Leo, Congressman,
everyone.

in all the Senator's pockets.

BRUNO:
Cough drops, cough drops.

SHEILA:
And cough drops, something
industrial strength,

none of that
herbal business.

Pray to whoever you pray to
that he doesn't lose his voice.

We need
to find him a day.

A day off?

He's running 101 fever.

He needs to rest.

Not 21 days out,
he doesn't.

You want 21 days
of the walking wounded?

He takes a day off,
you reaffirm

every concern
the voters have.

He's a dinosaur...
Not up to the job.

Dead on his feet.
Gentlemen.

ANNIE:
Is the Senator here?

Doing Q&A outside,
he'll be right in.

Annie, tell Jake I want
the Senator's wake-up call

pushed to 7:00 a.m. tomorrow,
not 6:00.

ANNIE:
Okay. These are for you.

Which event
are we killing

so he can sleep in?

It's an hour, we're not talking
about it anymore.

Hodder from the RNC

would like a
few minutes

with the Senator without staff.

Only time they request meetings
without staff

is when the meeting's
about the staff.

Should I pack my pencils

and coffee mugs now?

Stop it.

Annie, call
Hodder's office,

tell them 4:00.

DONNA:
Will.

Hey, look at you,
back in the building.

Congratulations
on your forward surge.

Can you believe it?

We're all walking ten
feet off the ground.

Are you going to go visit
your old desk?

Oh, not a lot of
nostalgia there, really.

Oh, I've got
the talking points

on the Kazakhstan negotiations,

but Vinick's press
guy's running late,

so we should
give it a minute.

Sure.
Want a soda?

I'm fine.
I'm going to have
a ginger ale.

Good. Good.

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

It's... going to sound
a little wacky.

Go for it.

If something
had happened with us

when we were
working--romantically--

would that have been
inappropriate?

Wow. Uh, I'm flattered...

Oh, no, no, no.
...but I'm
actually seeing someone

in a very non-public
and poorly defined way.

No, not you, I was talking
about someone like you,

with your job in relation to me.

You're talking about Josh?
You're seeing someone?

You're seeing Josh?
No.

Then who?
I'll tell you mine
if you tell me yours.

Yours is Josh.
You're not cryptic.

And yours is...?
Classified.

Nothing happened
with me and Josh at all.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have brought
this up.

( sighs ):
We should drop it.

Good idea.

It's not inappropriate--
seeing someone.

It's weird, maybe,
but you figure it out.

Did they start?

SHEILA:
Who?

Hodder.

Not here yet, but I
really don't think

you need to be here...

The Chairman
asked me to sit in.

Hey, here he is.

What's she doing here?

Good to see you, Sheila.

Mr. Chairman.

You remember Jane Braun?

Sure.
BRAUN:
How are you?

SHEILA:
Bruno Gianelli,

Jane Braun
from the RNC,

and Chairman
Hodder you know.
Good to meet you.

Mr. Chairman.

How you doing?

Ray, thanks
for joining us.

The Senator's
on a call.

He'll be here
in a minute.

World upside down, huh?

It'll right itself,
day or two.

BRAUN:
How's he feeling?

Rumor has it he's got...

He's fine.

Oh, good.

I hear you're going
to spend a couple days

below the Mason-Dixon line.

That'll help.

I think it will.

Message-wise?

Message-wise,
we're holding center.

You sure that's

your strongest play?

We need to win back the
undecideds right now.

Moderates.

I could see how you'd come
to that conclusion,

but, um, I'm not sure it's
about changing minds anymore.

It's kind of late for that.
Three weeks is
enough time.

Mm. Can't count on it.

What you can count on
is getting out the vote,

and the foot soldiers
of the Republican base

will do that for you
if the candidate

starts speaking
their language.

Here we go...

It's time to start talking
about values and family.

By which you mean
what, gay marriage?

( laughs )

I think the list
of family values

is longer than just the one,
but since you mention it...

Play the gay
marriage card.

Santos will
have to respond.

Conservative voters
will flock to Vinick.

The Senator doesn't
think that marriage

is a federal issue.
The Senator
should rethink it.

Is that what you
plan on telling him?

Guys, you're up
against the wall.

You had some maverick ideas
early on

and they played beautifully,

but now it's time

to run a safe,
sober campaign

that speaks
to the concerns

of the Republican base.

And what exactly do you think
that looks like?

We don't need
to get into it...

No, I'm-I'm interested.

You make it clear
to the base

that Vinick is
their candidate,

they can count on him.

We didn't pull these
policies out of a hat.

They're Senator
Vinick's positions.

Well, I wouldn't
broadcast that.

Meaning what?

You send a message that he got
some bad advice early on.

He was listening
to strategists

who steered him
off course...
I think we got the idea.

It's something you
should think about.
Sure.

Don't be flip
about this.

There are down-ticket
races to consider.

We could lose the
House and the Senate.

Now, Arnie's alienated
a lot of our people...

ANNIE:
Excuse me.

The Senator's ready now.
HODDER:
Great.

Right this way.

( clears throat ):
Good to see you.
Pleasure.

( sighs )

You still think they're
not trying to replace me?

Oh, no, they're definitely
trying to replace you--

with her, apparently.

Mm-hmm.

Hey, stranger.

Hi.

Will get you
up to speed?

Yes. I'm just hanging here

till the Congressman
and everybody gets in.

It's so good to see you.
You, too.

You must be having
a good day.
Amazing.

How's Josh?
What do you mean?

Which part
tripped you up?
Oh, you're-you're just...

Asking how he is.
Oh, sorry.

He's, um... he's fine.

Happy we're doing so well.

What's going on?
Nothing.

Is something...
is a Josh thing

going on?
No. No, no, no, no.

Something happened.
Nothing.

Oh, come on, you've got
a useless poker face.

I spend my whole day

talking about election
monitors in Central Asia.

Throw me a bone.

( sighs )

It's nothing.

We just...

we had an odd moment
today.

Just another in a long series
of odd moments

meant to be ignored.

You should... focus
on your election monitors.

Oh, they're a
complete failure.

( sighs ):
That's too bad.

It is.

FIDERER:
Would you come with me, please?

Evening.

Senator.

Wow. I don't like
how that looks.

Yeah.

Make yourselves
comfortable.

The President
will be right with you.

Thank you.

Not too comfortable.

Excuse me?

Hmm?

Did you...?

What?

Nothing.

If there's anything
I can get you,

please let me know.

DONNA:
Vinick just came through.

I think they put him
in the Mural Room.

Little close to the
Oval for my taste.

The President
will be with you

in just a few minutes.

JOSH:
Thanks, Carol.

Can I get anybody
anything to drink?

Oh, we're fine,
thank you.

Good. Um, Mr. McGarry,

could you come
with me, please?

I have no idea.

FIDERER:
Sir, we're ready.

Why are we
sitting here

while the Democratic
VP candidate's

being ushered into
the Oval Office?

BRAM:
They had "Santos
for President" undies.

Ten feet from
the press pool?

They wanted to show me.

I thought
it was my job

to keep them
away from the Congressman.

You're a brave
soldier, Bram.

I'm touched. I really am.

Anytime, sir.

We're at the
Marriot tonight.

Take-out phone lists
are in the packets,

but the restaurant
in the hotel

should be open
when we get back.

I want a room with a view.

Last time we were here,
I was over the Dumpster.

BRAM:
You're on the second floor.

No view
is what he's saying.

You know, I was going
to go over to the hotel

and look
out every window,

but, uh, somehow,
I didn't get to it.

ANNABETH:
You like "dawn
of a new America?"

JOSH:
Not really.

How about "a new plan
for a new America"?

New America sounds
a little colonial, doesn't it?

How do you feel about stumping
in a pilgrim hat?

I love it.

"Brave and bold visionary"
ought to work someplace.

This is me
talking about myself?

It's language Joey
and Lou poll-tested--

we're trying to work it
into the stump.

Let me see.

Just looking to capitalize

on our country's new vision
of you, sir,

post-nuclear debacle.

Brave and bold.

As opposed to Vinick,
who's...
Big and bad.

I don't think
we need it.

Polled well.

Well, you can't
poll people three
days after a crisis.

They're speaking
from a place

of anxiety
and confusion.

Their answers are going
to be all over the map.

You want to just
stay the course?

Well, we have
their attention now.

They're finally listening.

We stick with it,
maybe they'll get the sense

we've been on the right track
all along.

Santos: Right
from the Start.

JOSH:
We want that

on every
bumper sticker,

every press release,
everything.

RONNA:
That was some impressive
teamwork there.

It was, wasn't it?
I'm a little teary.

I'm going to have a doctor
come by tomorrow morning,

make sure it's not
strep or something.

It's nothing.
I'm fine.

It's allergies.

Until the allergies
clear up,

I think a cough
suppressant

might make the day
go a little faster.

You want to talk
about what happened

in your meeting
with Hodder?

I don't.

You want to
talk about why

we're admiring
the china

while McGarry's in there
with the President?

BARTLET:
We're setting up a no-fly zone
over Kazakhstan.

Step one of a
two-month ramp-up

with probably a five-year
commitment on the ground.

NATO's waving
us into the fray

with absolutely no
intention of following.

Figures. You evacuate
the embassy?

Not yet.

So it's a rapid deployment
of, what, 10,000?

12. The dream scenario is,

we put them in the middle
of the buffer zone,

which scares everyone enough
to drive the Russians

and the Chinese
back on their own soil.

Otherwise, we follow
with another 100,000.

You think about
air strikes?

Hit a few
military targets?

I'm willing to threaten
air strikes,

but I don't want to tear up
the Kazakh countryside

just to make a point.

So you send in
100,000 men,

push the lines back,

and then you're
a security guard

till they get a new
government up and running.

Mm-hmm.

It's a reasonable move.

You put a massive
force on the ground

for deterrent purposes.

You nip the conflict
in the bud.

I'd be surprised if
either Russia or China

actually wanted
a real battle.

Maybe. That, or we're stuck

between two million-man armies
spoiling for a fight.

You don't know
till you're in it.

You think I should be sending
another negotiating team?

Armies are already
on the ground.

Nobody's going to
agree to a cease fire

until they know
you're serious

about getting involved.

Yeah.

This is what they'll remember
50 years from now.

About your presidency?

Got us into a big mess,

left it for someone else
to clean up.

Oh, come on.

They'll remember eight
years of strong leadership,

growth, a commander-in-
chief they could trust.

You know what probably happens?

It goes badly,
I get the blame,

it goes well,
the next guy gets the credit.

Sounds about right.

The President's
ready for you.

Sorry for the wait.

Gentlemen.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

SCHULTZ:
The initial incursion

would be small, 2,000 troops
there, to defend the embassy.

SANTOS:
Does the embassy require
that much defense?

HUTCHINSON:
Not really.

C. J.:
Hopefully, Tarimov takes it
as an indication

of our commitment
and resumes negotiations.

SANTOS:
If he doesn't?

SCHULTZ:
Two rapid deployment divisions
are dropped in within 24 hours.

The rest of the ground troops

follow over
the next eight weeks.

VINICK:
Who are we dealing with
at the Kremlin?

HARPER:
Chigorin's been unwilling
to engage, as you might expect.

The foreign minister's
communicating,

but we get the sense
he's been pushed out

of the decision-making process.

PRESIDENT:
Thank you all.

One of you
will inherit this piñata.

I thought you should
know what's on the table.

I was under the impression

the diplomatic options
hadn't been exhausted.

That's what we've been saying.
I wish it were true.

What about
an international force?

We've asked,
but NATO's participation

would be nominal, at best.

So we're placing ourselves
on an oil field

between two nuclear powers,
alone.

Yes.

I don't see our presence

as doing anything more
than exacerbating the conflict.

Once we're involved,
India will have

to diplomatically align
with the Russians.

Pakistan will support China.

South Korea will feel pressure
to engage on our side.

I'm not sure I know what
our side is, frankly.

Gentlemen, let's talk about
what we're talking about.

You're worried
that I'm going to announce

I'm deploying
150,000 American soldiers

three weeks before the election

and suddenly your race
is about my war.

You can speak candidly.

It does change
the nature of the election,

but more importantly,
a new president

would have an easier time
brokering a diplomatic solution.

If I thought we could wait

until after the election,
I would wait.

What's this going to cost?

Depends on how long we stay.

It doesn't matter.

First hundred days in office

are the most productive
of the whole term,

and there's no way we can
extricate ourselves

from something like this
in less than three months.

It's not about
the money.

You're blowing any political
capital we might have

by forcing us to fight a war.

Do we have an estimate...

First 12 months, $70 billion.

I can say good-bye
to my tax cut.

Your education plan's
certainly off the table.

What's a victory in this?

The retreat
of Chinese

and Russian military forces
across their own borders.

And a stable, neutral,
and democratic government

in Kazakhstan.

Wait, no, that's...
This is where you lose me.

Everyone back
to their corner I understand.

A stable democratic regime

in a former Soviet

Central Asian republic,

that could take two,
three generations.

I mean, if that's your
definition of success,

I'm not sure I see
a clear exit strategy.

That's a realistic concern.

Is there an exit strategy?

General Schultz
will tell you there is.

He'll tell you
we stabilize Astana,

hold new elections
in ten months,

and pull out in 18,

but I'm not sure I buy that
any more than you do.

What's your exit strategy?

I don't have one.

I suggest

you both start
giving it some thought.

I appreciate your
concerns, but I am not

in a position
to hold off our involvement.

These armies are marching
towards each other

and someone must
stand in the middle.

Unfortunately, it has to be us.

Thanks for coming in.

Good luck to you both.

What did
the President want?

Lozenge?

We have to talk
about the Chairman.

Yeah.

He's a weasel, and I
don't like that woman,

but they're right.

A little
campaign shake-up

might create enough
of a diversion

to get us past San Andreo.

Bruno's worked hard for us.

He's not the reason
we're in the toilet.

I think firing him will just
get us a whole lot of nothing,

but if you want
to do it, do it.

I'm not talking about Bruno.

Bruno doesn't have
the visibility

to be a viable scapegoat.

I'm the public face

of your campaign staff.

You want this to work,
it's gotta be me.

That's the dumbest thing

I've ever heard.
No, really.

From a smart woman, that's
an incredibly stupid idea.

You need someone to blame

for the fact that we didn't
campaign to the base.

You need to apologize
for that misstep

and spend the next three weeks
singing their song.

We're not doing...

Don't interrupt me.

I can still

be on the phone
with you 24-7.

Hire Jane Braun, and once we
get a 51% strategy in place,

Bob and Bruno can execute it.

We're not losing, we're just
in a real horse race now,

I'll hop myself up
on Sudafed tomorrow,

and Santos will be back
in the dust by Friday.

Jane's a rainmaker
at the RNC.

She is the darling of
the evangelical right.

They will respond to her.

She'll whip them up
into a door-knocking,

pavement-pounding
frenzy.

You're really
talking about this.

I made a promise
to put you in office,

and that's what we're gonna do.

So that's it.

Tomorrow morning I get
a letter of resignation?

It's already in your briefcase.

Um...

( clears throat )

You just have about...

ten minutes of grip
and grin here.

Perry will have your back.

When you get home,
call Jane.

( cheers rising )

Would you like
your overcoat?

What?

Would you like
your coat, sir?
It's pretty cold.

No.

* My days have grown so lonely

* For you I cry...

DONNA:
...and "this is my size"
conversation

with the butt brigade?

We dealt with
the relevant information.

Oh, my God-- you got
a phone number, didn't you?

I'm not at liberty
to share that information.

RONNA:
From the butt girl?

Oh, you're plummeting in
my estimation right now.

EDIE:
How'd it go?
JOSH:
Fine.

What'd they talk about?

You, actually.
In the Oval, all three of them.

Bram's dating one of the
women in the Santos undies.

I'm not dating her.

That's impressive,
really.

Brings honor
to the family.

If Bono comes,
we are.

locking him in
the Secret Service van.

BRAM:
If Bono comes

you're gonna be printing
Bono for President undies

and you know it.
That's not a bad idea.

Well, give me butt girl's
number, I'll find out

where they make
those things.

One for each
day of the week.

Okay, order me a pair in pink.
I'm turning in.

Good night.
Night.

Good night.

* That you'd
throw away romance... *

Oh, she forgot her key.
Donna!

I got it. I got it.
She's gone.

EDIE:
I got it,
I'm going up anyhow.

It's no problem.

Well, she's next door to me,
you're three floors up.

I got it.

* My life,
a hell you're making *

* You know I'm yours *

* For just the taking

* I'd gladly surrender,
body and soul *

* What lies before me,
a future that's stormy... *

Sir, we have Des Ops.
On your order.

* A winter
that's gray and cold... *

Des Ops,
we have a go.

( over speaker ):
Thank you M-1. We have a go.

QRF on the tarmac at Ramstein.

Wheels up in two. RDF on deck.

First Armored in Wiesbaden
mobilizing at 0800 GMT.

41st Artillery
mobilizing at 0600 GMT.

* Oh, I tell you, I mean it

* I'm all... for you *

* Body and soul.