1 00:00:52,594 --> 00:00:55,804 I'm not a Christian. I'm not an atheist. 2 00:00:55,972 --> 00:00:59,224 I'm not Jewish. I'm not Muslim. 3 00:00:59,392 --> 00:01:03,062 My religion and what I believe in 4 00:01:03,229 --> 00:01:07,900 is called the Constitution of the United States of America. 5 00:01:26,419 --> 00:01:28,170 - Hang on. - Did you get that? 6 00:01:28,338 --> 00:01:30,798 - And let me open these up. - Hmm? 7 00:02:07,210 --> 00:02:09,211 Okay, go ahead. 8 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:13,882 If I'm not religious enough for you, don't vote for me. 9 00:02:14,050 --> 00:02:19,012 If I'm not experienced enough for you... 10 00:02:19,889 --> 00:02:21,807 don't vote for me. 11 00:02:21,975 --> 00:02:23,308 Uh... 12 00:02:25,562 --> 00:02:29,356 You know what? Don't vote for me. Don't. Don't do it. 13 00:02:29,858 --> 00:02:32,234 Whatever you do, don't vote for me. How's that? 14 00:02:32,402 --> 00:02:34,236 - Okay. We got it. Thanks. - Okay. 15 00:02:34,404 --> 00:02:37,489 Can we get the monitors up? I'd like the governor to hear himself. 16 00:02:37,657 --> 00:02:38,907 - You got it. - Okay. 17 00:02:39,075 --> 00:02:41,493 Are we gonna put risers under these podiums 18 00:02:41,661 --> 00:02:43,829 like we discussed in the preconditions? 19 00:02:43,997 --> 00:02:47,082 No, I know. We didn't get the specs till last night. 20 00:02:47,250 --> 00:02:49,626 They're making something. Okay. Thank you. 21 00:02:49,794 --> 00:02:53,172 They're short, so it makes it hard for him to read his notes. 22 00:02:53,339 --> 00:02:55,215 Thank you. See you in a few hours. 23 00:02:55,383 --> 00:02:58,260 Didn't know the governor had trouble reading his notes. 24 00:02:58,428 --> 00:03:01,597 He doesn't. Pullman's 5'8". He's gonna look like a hobbit. 25 00:03:15,111 --> 00:03:18,614 I like Mike! I like Mike! 26 00:03:23,369 --> 00:03:24,745 It all comes down to this. 27 00:03:25,163 --> 00:03:27,831 We are one week away from the Ohio primary. 28 00:03:27,999 --> 00:03:31,293 Senator Pullman of Arkansas 29 00:03:31,461 --> 00:03:33,837 trailing Governor Morris of Pennsylvania. 30 00:03:34,005 --> 00:03:38,425 Morris has mounted a sizable lead, with 2047 delegates, 31 00:03:38,593 --> 00:03:41,720 winning New Hampshire, California, New York and Michigan. 32 00:03:41,888 --> 00:03:46,308 But Senator Pullman, with 1302 delegates, is still in the hunt, 33 00:03:46,476 --> 00:03:49,728 having won Florida and Tennessee and Virginia and Missouri. 34 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:54,399 A win in Ohio could turn it all around for the Arkansas senator. 35 00:03:54,567 --> 00:03:55,817 One week from Tuesday, 36 00:03:55,985 --> 00:04:00,656 the all-important 161 Ohio delegates could be the deciding factor. 37 00:04:00,823 --> 00:04:06,078 As goes Ohio, so goes the nation. 38 00:04:07,497 --> 00:04:08,789 Would you call yourself Christian? 39 00:04:08,957 --> 00:04:09,998 How would that matter? 40 00:04:10,166 --> 00:04:13,043 "I have no idea what happens when we die. 41 00:04:13,211 --> 00:04:16,380 Maybe nothing. Maybe it's like before we were born." Unquote. 42 00:04:16,547 --> 00:04:18,674 - You did write this. - Let me be specific. 43 00:04:18,841 --> 00:04:20,092 Please do. 44 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:23,053 I was raised Catholic. I am not a practicing Catholic. 45 00:04:23,221 --> 00:04:25,180 I have no idea what happens after we die. 46 00:04:25,348 --> 00:04:28,225 If the senator does, he should be president. I'll vote for him. 47 00:04:29,602 --> 00:04:31,353 ls that your idea of being specific? 48 00:04:31,521 --> 00:04:34,189 - Let me be more specific. - Thank you. 49 00:04:34,357 --> 00:04:37,567 I am not a Christian or an atheist. I'm not Jewish or Muslim. 50 00:04:37,735 --> 00:04:39,361 What I believe, my religion, 51 00:04:39,529 --> 00:04:42,531 is written on a piece of paper called the Constitution. 52 00:04:42,699 --> 00:04:45,117 Meaning that I will defend your right 53 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:47,619 to worship whatever god you believe in, 54 00:04:47,787 --> 00:04:49,788 as long as it doesn't hurt others. 55 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:51,123 We should be judged 56 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:54,876 by how we take care of people who cannot take care of themselves. 57 00:04:55,044 --> 00:04:56,044 That's my religion. 58 00:04:56,212 --> 00:04:59,214 If you think I'm not religious enough, don't vote for me. 59 00:04:59,382 --> 00:05:02,467 If you think I'm not experienced enough, don't vote for me. 60 00:05:02,635 --> 00:05:04,511 I can't change that to get elected. 61 00:05:04,679 --> 00:05:05,721 Coffee black. 62 00:05:05,888 --> 00:05:08,640 I just wanted you to say if you believe in the Bible. 63 00:05:08,808 --> 00:05:11,518 ls this a Democratic primary or a general election? 64 00:05:11,686 --> 00:05:14,896 Well, whoever wins this contest will be running for president. 65 00:05:15,064 --> 00:05:17,899 lf you think that these questions won't be central 66 00:05:18,067 --> 00:05:21,069 in a general election, you are living in fantasy land. 67 00:05:21,237 --> 00:05:22,863 I'm pointing to the obvious. 68 00:05:23,031 --> 00:05:25,741 We are running for president of the United States, 69 00:05:25,908 --> 00:05:27,367 not student council president. 70 00:05:54,103 --> 00:05:57,272 Double? Yeah, double. 71 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,733 Fucking national security. 72 00:05:59,901 --> 00:06:01,443 Out of the park. Home run. 73 00:06:02,028 --> 00:06:04,154 The alumni of Miami University of Ohio 74 00:06:04,322 --> 00:06:06,740 thank you for attending tonight's debate 75 00:06:06,908 --> 00:06:10,911 and ask you to remain in your seats until candidates have left the stage. 76 00:06:11,079 --> 00:06:12,120 Thank you very much. 77 00:06:12,288 --> 00:06:14,456 I'm trying to remember if the Democrats 78 00:06:14,624 --> 00:06:16,917 have ever nominated an atheist before. 79 00:06:17,085 --> 00:06:19,628 Well, we know they've nominated a jackass before. 80 00:06:21,130 --> 00:06:23,840 Must have been you that did that prep work, Stephen. 81 00:06:24,008 --> 00:06:26,885 Paul's not that clever. You've always had the brains. 82 00:06:27,053 --> 00:06:29,388 But me, I've had the balls. 83 00:06:29,555 --> 00:06:32,724 Well, it looks like you've got some brains now too. 84 00:06:33,643 --> 00:06:36,311 Be careful. I just might have to steal him from you. 85 00:06:36,479 --> 00:06:37,687 Hm. 86 00:06:39,649 --> 00:06:41,525 What a prick. 87 00:06:46,114 --> 00:06:50,450 ♪ We'll meet again ♪ 88 00:06:52,161 --> 00:06:55,539 ♪ Don't know where Don't know when ♪ 89 00:06:56,332 --> 00:07:00,836 ♪ But I know we'll meet again ♪ 90 00:07:01,003 --> 00:07:06,591 ♪ Some sunny day, oh ♪♪ 91 00:07:07,176 --> 00:07:08,844 Tell me something I don't know. 92 00:07:09,011 --> 00:07:12,013 Tell me what's going to happen on the 15th. 93 00:07:12,557 --> 00:07:15,100 Oh, God. What? What? 94 00:07:17,145 --> 00:07:21,022 What do you think, Stevie? I think it's ours for the taking. You? 95 00:07:21,190 --> 00:07:24,359 - Yeah. Ben? - Yeah, we'll win. 96 00:07:24,527 --> 00:07:27,779 - What do you think, lda? - I'm asking you. 97 00:07:27,947 --> 00:07:29,823 Oh, you tell me, I'll tell you. 98 00:07:29,991 --> 00:07:34,202 If I had to say, I'd say it'll be close, but you'll eke it out. 99 00:07:34,370 --> 00:07:35,996 "Eke"? 100 00:07:36,164 --> 00:07:38,373 You see? She's trying to get under my skin. 101 00:07:38,541 --> 00:07:40,876 So, what's gonna happen? Us by nine. 102 00:07:42,253 --> 00:07:43,962 You're certain you're gonna win. 103 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:46,840 Certain, no. Confident, yeah. You said you'll win. 104 00:07:47,008 --> 00:07:50,051 I think we will. I'm not gonna tell you it's a sure thing. 105 00:07:50,219 --> 00:07:52,387 Saint Gabriel can get his Four Horsemen 106 00:07:52,555 --> 00:07:56,308 to rig the ballot boxes for Pullman, and it wouldn't surprise me. 107 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:59,352 Six presidentials I've done. I've never felt this good. 108 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,731 But I'm not gonna sit here and say, "Yeah, we'll win Ohio." 109 00:08:02,899 --> 00:08:04,107 Not a chance. 110 00:08:04,275 --> 00:08:07,319 In the last 30 years, 73 Democrats have run for president. 111 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:08,820 How many have won? Three. 112 00:08:08,988 --> 00:08:12,908 That means 70 guys ran who thought they had a chance, and they all lost. 113 00:08:13,075 --> 00:08:15,869 So you're saying there's a good chance you won't win. 114 00:08:16,037 --> 00:08:17,120 Don't twist my words. 115 00:08:17,288 --> 00:08:20,165 What I'm saying is I'm not gonna promise you we'll win. 116 00:08:20,333 --> 00:08:23,919 But he was decorated from the first Gulf War, protested the second, 117 00:08:24,086 --> 00:08:27,589 left his state with a balanced budget and the fourth-highest education rate. 118 00:08:27,757 --> 00:08:31,635 The Republicans have no one that can touch this guy. 119 00:08:31,802 --> 00:08:37,390 For this moment, this election, this primary is the presidential. 120 00:08:37,934 --> 00:08:41,144 And that, Ida, is the state of the union. 121 00:08:41,771 --> 00:08:42,938 And on that note... 122 00:08:45,024 --> 00:08:46,858 I'm gonna take a shit. 123 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:50,529 - So, Stephen. - So, Ida. 124 00:08:50,696 --> 00:08:53,782 Stephen, Stephen, Stephen. Ida, Ida, lda. 125 00:08:53,950 --> 00:08:55,825 Paul's going to the airport. Yeah. 126 00:08:55,993 --> 00:08:58,703 He's getting on a plane. That's what you do, yeah. 127 00:08:58,871 --> 00:09:00,455 Where's that plane going? 128 00:09:01,290 --> 00:09:02,916 Okay. 129 00:09:03,084 --> 00:09:06,586 I'll give you three guesses. He's not going back to headquarters. 130 00:09:06,754 --> 00:09:08,547 Correct. He's not going to Texas. 131 00:09:08,714 --> 00:09:10,924 No need. We're gonna split Texas. 132 00:09:11,092 --> 00:09:12,801 What if I said North Carolina? 133 00:09:12,969 --> 00:09:15,637 Is that your guess? He's going to North Carolina. 134 00:09:15,805 --> 00:09:19,474 I can neither confirm nor deny that. I knew it. Now tell me why. 135 00:09:19,642 --> 00:09:23,061 I cannot do that. Ugh. I hate you. 136 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:25,397 You love me. I love Paul. You, I hate. 137 00:09:25,565 --> 00:09:28,108 You love him because he gives you the scoops. 138 00:09:28,276 --> 00:09:30,777 Sexual favors. You're engaged. 139 00:09:30,945 --> 00:09:34,489 If it meant a good scoop, my fiance would understand. 140 00:09:35,741 --> 00:09:37,951 You really buy into all this crap. 141 00:09:38,119 --> 00:09:40,662 All this "take back the country" nonsense. 142 00:09:40,830 --> 00:09:44,332 Ida, I'm not naive, okay? I've worked on more campaigns 143 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:47,043 than most people have by the time they're 40. 144 00:09:47,211 --> 00:09:49,754 I'm telling you, this is the one. 145 00:09:49,922 --> 00:09:53,883 You really have drunk the Kool-Aid. I have drunk it. It's delicious. 146 00:09:54,051 --> 00:09:57,304 Look, I don't care if he happens to be leading in the polls 147 00:09:57,471 --> 00:10:00,015 and if he happens to have all the right tools. 148 00:10:00,182 --> 00:10:02,392 The truth is, he's the only one 149 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:05,770 that's gonna actually make a difference in people's lives. 150 00:10:05,938 --> 00:10:07,522 Even the people that hate him. 151 00:10:07,690 --> 00:10:09,316 If Mike Morris is president, 152 00:10:09,483 --> 00:10:12,110 it says more about us than it does about him. 153 00:10:12,278 --> 00:10:16,031 I don't give a fuck if he can win. He has to win. 154 00:10:16,198 --> 00:10:19,868 Or what? What? The world's gonna fall apart? 155 00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:24,623 It won't matter, not one bit, 156 00:10:24,790 --> 00:10:27,208 to the everyday lives of everyday fuckers 157 00:10:27,376 --> 00:10:30,211 who get up and work and eat and sleep, 158 00:10:30,379 --> 00:10:31,713 go back to work again. 159 00:10:31,881 --> 00:10:35,050 You know, if your boy wins, you get a job in the White House. 160 00:10:35,217 --> 00:10:38,678 He loses, you're back at a consulting firm on K Street. 161 00:10:38,846 --> 00:10:41,890 That's it. You used to know that 162 00:10:42,058 --> 00:10:45,060 before you got all goosebumpy about this guy. 163 00:10:45,728 --> 00:10:48,146 Mike Morris is a politician. 164 00:10:48,314 --> 00:10:51,066 He's a nice guy. They're all nice guys. 165 00:10:51,233 --> 00:10:54,027 He will let you down, sooner or later. 166 00:10:55,655 --> 00:10:59,074 ♪ 'Scuse me ♪ 167 00:10:59,408 --> 00:11:02,243 ♪ While I ♪ 168 00:11:02,411 --> 00:11:10,752 ♪ Disappear ♪♪ 169 00:11:13,756 --> 00:11:16,841 This is off-off-off the record. What? 170 00:11:17,009 --> 00:11:18,593 Franklin Thompson. Seriously? 171 00:11:18,761 --> 00:11:21,805 The only people who know are the governor, Stephen and me. 172 00:11:21,972 --> 00:11:23,014 My lips are sealed. 173 00:11:23,182 --> 00:11:25,600 Tomorrow I have a meeting at Thompson's house. 174 00:11:25,768 --> 00:11:28,603 He's going to endorse? After I'm done talking to him. 175 00:11:28,771 --> 00:11:30,772 That's huge. 176 00:11:30,940 --> 00:11:34,651 More than huge. He has 356 pledged delegates. 177 00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:37,612 They all travel with him. Puts us over the top. 178 00:11:37,780 --> 00:11:40,448 He said publicly he's not going to endorse anybody. 179 00:11:40,616 --> 00:11:43,493 Well, that's what they all say till you get them alone. 180 00:11:43,661 --> 00:11:46,496 So this is for real. Yep. 181 00:11:46,664 --> 00:11:48,081 Just about in the bag. 182 00:11:48,249 --> 00:11:50,333 When are you going to announce? 183 00:11:50,501 --> 00:11:52,293 Nope, that's all you get for now. 184 00:11:54,213 --> 00:11:58,133 Okay, listen up. These are your new cell phones. 185 00:11:58,300 --> 00:12:00,301 Shelly's preprogrammed your numbers. 186 00:12:00,469 --> 00:12:02,262 No personal calls, Kevin. 187 00:12:02,430 --> 00:12:05,140 If you lose them, the DNC will come to your house. 188 00:12:05,808 --> 00:12:07,976 New phones. Give me your old one. Later. 189 00:12:08,144 --> 00:12:10,311 I gotta believe we can do it. 190 00:12:10,479 --> 00:12:13,398 We have to understand why our enemies are our enemies 191 00:12:13,566 --> 00:12:16,818 and see if there's something we can do besides using force. 192 00:12:16,986 --> 00:12:18,319 As we know from history, 193 00:12:18,487 --> 00:12:21,114 the answer to extremism can't be extremism. 194 00:12:21,282 --> 00:12:22,323 Fucking kill me. 195 00:12:22,491 --> 00:12:25,410 Whoever throws their hat in... Where did we get this? 196 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:28,163 Some town-hall meeting in Pennsylvania. 197 00:12:28,330 --> 00:12:30,832 Thank God it wasn't overseas. Just get rid of it. 198 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,960 - If it plays to his base, why don't--? - Are you stoned? 199 00:12:34,128 --> 00:12:36,629 This is the piece the Republicans are gonna run. 200 00:12:36,797 --> 00:12:38,506 We don't need to brag about it. 201 00:12:38,674 --> 00:12:41,009 I'm Neville Chamberlain. I'd like to be your commander in chief. 202 00:12:41,177 --> 00:12:42,427 If it's gonna come out-- 203 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:46,681 Then it's gonna come out, but it's not gonna come out paid for by us, pal. 204 00:12:47,349 --> 00:12:50,018 Think there's truth in Pullman having investments 205 00:12:50,186 --> 00:12:52,103 in a diamond mine in Liberia? 206 00:12:52,271 --> 00:12:54,773 Still checking on it, but we got it from a blog. 207 00:12:54,940 --> 00:12:58,067 I don't care if it's true. I just wanna hear him denying it. 208 00:12:58,235 --> 00:12:59,360 If it is true, great. 209 00:12:59,528 --> 00:13:02,489 But if not, let them spend the day telling the Post 210 00:13:02,656 --> 00:13:05,825 that he doesn't own a diamond mine in Liberia. 211 00:13:05,993 --> 00:13:09,162 Win-win. Okay. 212 00:13:09,330 --> 00:13:11,831 - We gotta counter this Christian shit. - Got it. 213 00:13:11,999 --> 00:13:14,000 I need the new 30- and 60-second spots. 214 00:13:14,168 --> 00:13:17,754 We can show him in the staff meeting this afternoon, so... 215 00:13:26,305 --> 00:13:27,639 Hey. Hey. 216 00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:31,226 Ben wanted me to get you to sign off on this before the meeting. 217 00:13:31,393 --> 00:13:34,229 Okay. Thank you, I've been waiting for this. 218 00:13:38,025 --> 00:13:39,943 Anything interesting? 219 00:13:40,110 --> 00:13:42,821 This is some white paper I have to hand out tonight. 220 00:13:42,988 --> 00:13:44,906 What's white paper? 221 00:13:45,074 --> 00:13:48,535 Negative shit. Our oppo guys do research, 222 00:13:48,702 --> 00:13:51,079 we feed it to the press, see what sticks. 223 00:13:51,247 --> 00:13:53,456 What kind of negative shit? 224 00:13:53,999 --> 00:13:56,417 You'll read the paper tomorrow. Which paper? 225 00:13:57,002 --> 00:14:00,588 Any. Any paper. So it's something big? 226 00:14:00,756 --> 00:14:03,216 I wish it was something bigger. 227 00:14:03,384 --> 00:14:05,760 It's just these transportation numbers. 228 00:14:05,928 --> 00:14:08,263 I have to spin pretty hard to make it stick. 229 00:14:08,430 --> 00:14:11,766 That's what you're good at, right? I guess. 230 00:14:11,934 --> 00:14:13,101 Tell him it's fine. 231 00:14:15,312 --> 00:14:17,230 Did you get your new phone? Mm-hm. 232 00:14:17,398 --> 00:14:19,858 It's really exciting, isn't it? 233 00:14:21,235 --> 00:14:23,403 What are you, a Bearcat? 234 00:14:23,571 --> 00:14:25,196 Am I a what? 235 00:14:25,364 --> 00:14:27,282 Cincinnati Bearcat? 236 00:14:27,449 --> 00:14:31,077 Oh, no. I'm not from here. 237 00:14:31,579 --> 00:14:33,580 I worked with you in Iowa, actually. 238 00:14:34,456 --> 00:14:36,207 Oh. 239 00:14:36,417 --> 00:14:38,001 That's right. 240 00:14:38,168 --> 00:14:39,794 But you changed something. 241 00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:42,463 My hair? You changed your hair. 242 00:14:43,507 --> 00:14:45,133 No. 243 00:14:45,301 --> 00:14:47,802 Oh. I see. 244 00:14:47,970 --> 00:14:50,305 Bet you I look like a real dumb-ass now, huh? 245 00:14:50,472 --> 00:14:51,973 No, not at all. 246 00:14:52,141 --> 00:14:55,643 You're the big man on campus. I'm just a lowly intern. 247 00:14:55,811 --> 00:14:57,020 Oh, it's not like that. 248 00:14:57,187 --> 00:14:59,147 You get to stay at the Millennium. 249 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,941 They put us in a motel. You're right. 250 00:15:02,109 --> 00:15:04,819 I am the big man on campus. Now you're starting to see. 251 00:15:04,987 --> 00:15:05,987 Mm-hm. 252 00:15:06,155 --> 00:15:09,115 We do have a better bar, though. I've heard that. 253 00:15:09,283 --> 00:15:12,827 You should come by one night. Have a drink with the worker bees. 254 00:15:12,995 --> 00:15:16,497 I might do that. I might do that. What's a good night? 255 00:15:16,665 --> 00:15:19,292 Tonight's good. Tonight? Tuesday night? 256 00:15:19,460 --> 00:15:23,212 Yeah. It's quiet. Quiet's good. 257 00:15:25,507 --> 00:15:26,841 Well, you have my number. 258 00:15:28,135 --> 00:15:29,636 I do? 259 00:15:29,803 --> 00:15:31,679 It's programmed there in your phone. 260 00:15:32,181 --> 00:15:33,514 Aha. 261 00:15:34,016 --> 00:15:37,644 Under "Mary." I know your name's Mary. 262 00:15:39,772 --> 00:15:41,856 My name is Molly. 263 00:15:43,692 --> 00:15:45,151 Yep. 264 00:15:53,535 --> 00:15:54,827 That's what I'm hearing. 265 00:15:54,995 --> 00:15:58,539 Since Super Tuesday, all of a sudden, I'm a very popular guy. 266 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:02,043 What are your polls telling you? 267 00:16:02,211 --> 00:16:05,463 That Pullman's negatives are high. Mid 40s. 268 00:16:07,383 --> 00:16:09,884 Senator, we have an open seat in the White House. 269 00:16:10,844 --> 00:16:14,180 The Republicans have dick. They're disorganized. 270 00:16:14,348 --> 00:16:18,351 They can't find a nominee that's not a world-class fuck-up. 271 00:16:18,519 --> 00:16:20,728 They look like Democrats. 272 00:16:20,896 --> 00:16:24,065 No Republican's gonna show up to vote for their guy. 273 00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:28,695 If Pullman gets the Democratic nod, they will show up to vote against him. 274 00:16:28,862 --> 00:16:31,948 You think they won't for your guy. Morris gets the independents. 275 00:16:32,116 --> 00:16:35,451 I sure do. Senator, I'm a bit confused. 276 00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:39,205 We need your delegates. 277 00:16:40,082 --> 00:16:41,916 We need you. 278 00:16:42,084 --> 00:16:44,252 Your fundraising. 279 00:16:44,420 --> 00:16:46,421 And I guess 280 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,550 it was my understanding that your endorsement 281 00:16:50,718 --> 00:16:55,138 a week before Ohio would win this for us. 282 00:17:00,310 --> 00:17:03,271 Thank you. Estella. 283 00:17:03,981 --> 00:17:06,149 Hand me that ice bucket. 284 00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:12,613 - Is this Paul, or is this you? - Paul knows and Paul agrees. 285 00:17:12,781 --> 00:17:15,283 Ben, where's my op-ed piece on national service? 286 00:17:15,451 --> 00:17:18,578 - It's easier for me to work off of that. - Got it right here. 287 00:17:18,746 --> 00:17:21,289 - Give me a hard copy. - Can we print it out? 288 00:17:21,457 --> 00:17:23,458 - Molly, can you grab it? - One second. 289 00:17:25,335 --> 00:17:28,796 So if you wanna change or refresh-- Just give me a second, will you? 290 00:17:33,469 --> 00:17:37,472 Your national service isn't polling the same as the rest of your policy. 291 00:17:37,639 --> 00:17:41,225 I don't give a shit about the polling. I'm not gonna play this game. 292 00:17:41,393 --> 00:17:43,394 Your good-cop, bad-cop act with Paul. 293 00:17:43,562 --> 00:17:44,979 Good-cop, good-cop. 294 00:17:45,147 --> 00:17:47,190 I'm not changing it. 295 00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:01,079 Here we go. 296 00:18:01,246 --> 00:18:02,413 All right, let's see. 297 00:18:03,665 --> 00:18:06,334 It says we're gonna help people get an education, 298 00:18:06,502 --> 00:18:09,712 gonna create national unity, teach young people a trade, 299 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,423 and get them out of debt for their loans. 300 00:18:12,591 --> 00:18:15,301 Where does that fail? All of that's exactly right. 301 00:18:15,469 --> 00:18:17,678 Just, if you're gonna do it, do it. 302 00:18:17,846 --> 00:18:20,014 Make it mandatory, not voluntary. 303 00:18:20,182 --> 00:18:23,226 Now, that'll poll well. Mandatory. 304 00:18:23,393 --> 00:18:26,020 Everybody who turns 18 or graduates high school 305 00:18:26,188 --> 00:18:28,314 gives two years of service to his or her country. 306 00:18:28,482 --> 00:18:32,527 It can be in the military, Peace Corps, planting fucking trees, I don't care. 307 00:18:32,694 --> 00:18:35,446 For that, your college education is paid for, period. 308 00:18:35,614 --> 00:18:36,823 We do all of that here. 309 00:18:36,990 --> 00:18:40,952 No, sir, you don't, not all the way. Do it all the way. Mandatory. 310 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:42,578 Paul likes this? Mm-hm. 311 00:18:42,746 --> 00:18:44,872 You're my brain trust. 312 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:49,544 The beauty of it is that everybody who's over the age of 18 will be for it. 313 00:18:49,711 --> 00:18:51,504 Why not? And all of the others-- 314 00:18:51,672 --> 00:18:53,214 Can't vote. 315 00:18:55,175 --> 00:18:56,759 Too young. 316 00:19:01,098 --> 00:19:02,890 Too bad. 317 00:19:07,604 --> 00:19:09,438 You can't lose. 318 00:19:11,733 --> 00:19:13,568 - Uh, Stephen? - Mm? 319 00:19:13,735 --> 00:19:16,696 - You have a call on Line 3. - It's your dad. 320 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:18,489 Okay. 321 00:19:19,241 --> 00:19:21,117 You and Ben work it into the speech. 322 00:19:21,285 --> 00:19:24,078 Get me a hard copy and I'll write it in my own words. 323 00:19:24,246 --> 00:19:27,707 You have Charlie Rose at 6. Right. Yeah. Why am I doing him? 324 00:19:27,875 --> 00:19:29,876 It's long-form. He's flying in. 325 00:19:30,043 --> 00:19:31,085 Paul going? 326 00:19:31,253 --> 00:19:33,880 Paul won't be in, but Ben and I will take you. 327 00:19:36,091 --> 00:19:37,967 Just don't tell me someone's died. 328 00:19:38,135 --> 00:19:39,260 Hey, Steve. 329 00:19:39,428 --> 00:19:41,220 Who is this? Tom Duffy. 330 00:19:41,388 --> 00:19:42,638 Sorry about the dad bit. 331 00:19:42,806 --> 00:19:45,600 I just figured you wouldn't want my name called out 332 00:19:45,767 --> 00:19:48,102 at a Morris campaign office. 333 00:19:48,270 --> 00:19:50,605 What do you want? You got a couple minutes? 334 00:19:50,772 --> 00:19:53,357 I'd like to sit down with you. What for? 335 00:19:53,525 --> 00:19:55,067 Well, I think it's important. 336 00:19:55,235 --> 00:19:58,446 If it's important, don't you think you should be calling Paul? 337 00:19:58,614 --> 00:20:00,114 I'm calling you. 338 00:20:03,785 --> 00:20:06,204 This is on the up-and-up. Give me five minutes. 339 00:20:06,371 --> 00:20:08,956 I can't be talking to you. I hear you. 340 00:20:09,124 --> 00:20:12,335 But I'm gonna be at the Head First for the next couple hours. 341 00:20:12,502 --> 00:20:14,086 I can't, Tom. 342 00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:19,175 There won't be anybody there. Okay? 343 00:20:19,343 --> 00:20:22,303 You get a chance, there's something I wanna show you. 344 00:20:40,489 --> 00:20:43,908 Paul, call me back. It's important. 345 00:20:53,502 --> 00:20:55,002 You're working for the wrong man. 346 00:20:55,170 --> 00:20:56,212 You are. 347 00:20:56,380 --> 00:20:59,257 Oh, on the contrary, you are working for the wrong man. 348 00:20:59,424 --> 00:21:01,676 You got something the other guys don't have. 349 00:21:01,843 --> 00:21:03,469 Oh, yeah? What is it exactly? 350 00:21:03,637 --> 00:21:05,221 "Charm" is not the right word. 351 00:21:05,389 --> 00:21:08,057 It is the right word. No, it's more than that. 352 00:21:08,225 --> 00:21:10,518 You exude something. You draw people in. 353 00:21:11,937 --> 00:21:15,356 All the reporters love you. Even the ones that hate you love you. 354 00:21:15,524 --> 00:21:19,443 You play them like pieces on a chessboard and make it look effortless. 355 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,113 And we both know how hard it is 356 00:21:22,281 --> 00:21:25,783 constantly being on guard, weighing every word, every move. 357 00:21:26,702 --> 00:21:31,038 But from the outside, you make it look easy. 358 00:21:31,206 --> 00:21:32,540 People are scared of you. 359 00:21:32,708 --> 00:21:35,960 They don't understand how you do it, and they love you for it. 360 00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:38,629 That's the most valuable thing in this business. 361 00:21:38,797 --> 00:21:40,798 The ability to win people's respect 362 00:21:40,966 --> 00:21:43,801 by making them mistake their fear for love. 363 00:21:43,969 --> 00:21:45,553 Guess what I'm gonna say next. 364 00:21:45,721 --> 00:21:48,639 I don't think that I can. I want you to work for us. 365 00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:52,727 What, are you kidding? No, not in the least. 366 00:21:55,230 --> 00:21:57,064 You're gonna lose Ohio. I am not. 367 00:21:57,232 --> 00:22:00,526 Oh, you're sitting on about a 6-percent lead in both polls. 368 00:22:00,694 --> 00:22:02,695 Six percent of all Democrats polled. 369 00:22:02,863 --> 00:22:05,072 Eight. No, six. Doesn't matter. 370 00:22:05,699 --> 00:22:07,908 Ohio's an open primary, right? 371 00:22:08,076 --> 00:22:11,329 Independents and Republicans vote on the Democratic candidate. 372 00:22:11,496 --> 00:22:13,205 Do you think they like your guy? 373 00:22:13,373 --> 00:22:18,252 A pro-choice tax-and-spend liberal? No. Fuck, no. No, they hate him. 374 00:22:18,420 --> 00:22:20,755 They think they can beat my guy. 375 00:22:20,922 --> 00:22:23,090 But they're very worried about yours. 376 00:22:25,427 --> 00:22:29,430 So starting tomorrow morning, you're gonna see a fucking blitz. 377 00:22:29,598 --> 00:22:32,099 Limbaugh, Hannity, all those right-wing blogs 378 00:22:32,267 --> 00:22:34,560 are starting a get-out-the-vote campaign. 379 00:22:34,728 --> 00:22:36,062 It's started already. 380 00:22:36,229 --> 00:22:39,607 Every conservative in Ohio is gonna line up around the block 381 00:22:39,775 --> 00:22:42,735 to punch my guy's ticket, and that's just one step. 382 00:22:42,903 --> 00:22:46,238 Ohio's gone. Polls don't mean shit. 383 00:22:46,406 --> 00:22:48,115 Tomorrow everybody's gonna know. 384 00:22:48,283 --> 00:22:52,203 That's why I want you to handle the fallout that we'll have in the press. 385 00:22:54,623 --> 00:22:56,624 Oh, and we got Thompson in the bag too. 386 00:22:57,709 --> 00:22:59,335 I know you don't have Thompson. 387 00:22:59,503 --> 00:23:01,587 No, we promised him secretary of state. 388 00:23:01,755 --> 00:23:05,424 Ohio's over. It has been over for weeks. 389 00:23:07,260 --> 00:23:10,304 And now with Thompson's delegates? Huh. 390 00:23:10,847 --> 00:23:14,308 I'm thinking down the road here, man. That is why I want you. 391 00:23:14,810 --> 00:23:17,103 I can't do it. Bring you in at the top. 392 00:23:17,270 --> 00:23:19,980 All right. I don't need an answer right this moment. 393 00:23:20,148 --> 00:23:22,650 Look, I've played dirty. I'm sorry to hear it. 394 00:23:22,818 --> 00:23:26,570 But I don't have to play dirty anymore. You know why? I got Morris. 395 00:23:26,738 --> 00:23:30,157 None of this is about the democratic process, Steve. 396 00:23:30,325 --> 00:23:33,077 This is the shit Republicans pull. You know what? 397 00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:37,915 This is the shit the Republicans pull, and it's time we learned from them. 398 00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:42,002 They're meaner, they're tougher, they're more disciplined than we are. 399 00:23:42,170 --> 00:23:44,046 I've been in this business 25 years. 400 00:23:44,214 --> 00:23:46,549 I've seen too many Democrats bite the dust 401 00:23:46,716 --> 00:23:50,511 because they wouldn't get down in the mud with the fucking elephants. 402 00:23:56,685 --> 00:23:59,186 Paul's my friend. Wanna work for the friend 403 00:23:59,354 --> 00:24:01,856 or do you wanna work for the president? 404 00:24:02,399 --> 00:24:05,401 Think about it. You got my number. 405 00:24:08,113 --> 00:24:09,155 Paul. 406 00:24:09,322 --> 00:24:11,824 Hey, they don't make quaaludes anymore, do they? 407 00:24:11,992 --> 00:24:15,453 Not that I'm aware of. What's going on with Thompson? 408 00:24:15,620 --> 00:24:18,747 Uh, he wants something, but... 409 00:24:19,374 --> 00:24:22,710 We'll be fine. What was so important? 410 00:24:23,712 --> 00:24:26,422 Nothing. Figured it out. 411 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,306 All right. I'll be on my cell if you need me. 412 00:24:35,474 --> 00:24:37,725 I fly to D.C. tomorrow, back tomorrow night. 413 00:24:37,893 --> 00:24:40,478 Okay. I'll work on the quaaludes. 414 00:24:40,645 --> 00:24:42,480 Good man. 415 00:24:51,823 --> 00:24:54,825 Check the blogs, see if there's any chatter, would you? 416 00:24:54,993 --> 00:24:56,911 What kind of chatter? I don't know. 417 00:24:57,078 --> 00:25:00,414 Just see what they're talking about. Stevie, you still single? 418 00:25:00,582 --> 00:25:02,875 I'm married to the campaign, governor. 419 00:25:03,043 --> 00:25:05,419 He's married to the campaign. Good answer. 420 00:25:05,587 --> 00:25:07,254 Wall Street Journal has our numbers holding. 421 00:25:07,422 --> 00:25:09,924 Pullman dropped a point. When did they do that? 422 00:25:10,091 --> 00:25:13,719 Checking now. Governor, Pullman's down a point. 423 00:25:13,887 --> 00:25:16,597 We're moving in the right direction. 424 00:25:16,765 --> 00:25:18,265 Ben, are you still single? 425 00:25:18,433 --> 00:25:21,477 Married to the campaign, governor. Crack team. 426 00:25:21,645 --> 00:25:25,105 Make sure Charlie Rose has those numbers before he goes on. 427 00:25:25,273 --> 00:25:26,899 I'm on it. 428 00:25:27,609 --> 00:25:30,569 Get a copy of the show before we leave too. 429 00:25:30,737 --> 00:25:33,447 Is it a difficult decision? I have to believe it is. 430 00:25:33,615 --> 00:25:34,823 Would I do it? No. 431 00:25:34,991 --> 00:25:36,951 But I can't see myself or anyone 432 00:25:37,118 --> 00:25:39,787 telling a woman what she should do with her body. 433 00:25:39,955 --> 00:25:41,455 You would appoint a judge--? 434 00:25:41,623 --> 00:25:46,335 I would consider it arrogant to judge anyone until I've walked in their shoes. 435 00:25:46,503 --> 00:25:48,462 But you're against the death penalty? 436 00:25:48,630 --> 00:25:51,006 Because of what it says about us as a society. 437 00:25:51,174 --> 00:25:53,175 Suppose, governor, it was your wife. 438 00:25:53,343 --> 00:25:55,511 And she was murdered, what would I do? 439 00:25:55,679 --> 00:25:57,680 It gets complicated when it's personal. 440 00:25:57,847 --> 00:26:01,100 Sure. Well, if I could get to him, 441 00:26:01,268 --> 00:26:03,811 uh, I would find a way to kill him. 442 00:26:03,979 --> 00:26:07,231 So you, you, governor, would impose a death penalty. 443 00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:11,068 No, I would commit a crime for which I would happily go to jail. 444 00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:13,654 Then why not let society do that? 445 00:26:13,822 --> 00:26:16,907 Because society has to be better than the individual. 446 00:26:17,075 --> 00:26:19,076 If I were to do that, I would be wrong. 447 00:26:19,244 --> 00:26:20,286 What about guns? 448 00:26:20,453 --> 00:26:21,829 Isn't it time for a commercial? 449 00:26:21,997 --> 00:26:24,790 - This is public television. - We don't have commercials. 450 00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:26,000 That's unfortunate. 451 00:26:26,167 --> 00:26:28,419 Where did you go after lowa? 452 00:26:28,587 --> 00:26:30,462 California. For Super Tuesday. 453 00:26:30,630 --> 00:26:32,172 Oh. 454 00:26:32,340 --> 00:26:35,426 I had to go to New York. I know. 455 00:26:35,594 --> 00:26:38,345 You guys needed a lot more help over there. 456 00:26:38,513 --> 00:26:39,972 Yeah. 457 00:26:43,184 --> 00:26:45,352 So why politics? 458 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,313 Because the pay is so good, obviously. 459 00:26:49,065 --> 00:26:52,526 It seems like a very odd fit. 460 00:26:52,694 --> 00:26:55,029 My dad is Jack Stearns. 461 00:26:57,907 --> 00:27:01,619 Oh, he's a good guy. He's an asshole. 462 00:27:01,786 --> 00:27:03,329 But he's your boss. 463 00:27:04,205 --> 00:27:06,081 He's not my boss. 464 00:27:07,584 --> 00:27:09,668 He's the head of the DNC. 465 00:27:09,836 --> 00:27:12,212 You don't work for the Democratic National Committee? 466 00:27:12,380 --> 00:27:14,840 I work for Paul. Paul works for Morris. 467 00:27:15,008 --> 00:27:18,844 And if Morris wins, he's gonna be your dad's boss. 468 00:27:19,012 --> 00:27:20,721 Don't tell my dad that. 469 00:27:21,348 --> 00:27:23,724 Don't tell your dad a lot of things. 470 00:27:23,892 --> 00:27:25,684 Never. 471 00:27:29,856 --> 00:27:31,482 What time you gotta work tomorrow? 472 00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:33,609 Nine a.m. 473 00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:37,404 I'm showing the new interns how to robocall. 474 00:27:37,572 --> 00:27:41,700 It's because I'm the experienced intern, you see? 475 00:27:43,078 --> 00:27:44,620 I see. 476 00:27:46,623 --> 00:27:48,415 How old are you? 477 00:27:50,085 --> 00:27:52,044 How old do you think I am? 478 00:27:53,421 --> 00:27:55,089 Thirty. 479 00:27:55,256 --> 00:27:59,259 You think I'm 30? Sorry. How old are you? 480 00:27:59,427 --> 00:28:01,136 Thirty. 481 00:28:05,642 --> 00:28:07,309 How old are you? 482 00:28:07,977 --> 00:28:10,145 How old do you think I am? 483 00:28:11,940 --> 00:28:13,399 Twenty-one? 484 00:28:13,566 --> 00:28:15,609 Twenty. Yep. 485 00:28:17,028 --> 00:28:18,654 That's young. 486 00:28:21,741 --> 00:28:24,618 Is that too young to fuck a 30-year-old? 487 00:28:27,664 --> 00:28:29,289 Well... 488 00:28:30,291 --> 00:28:33,168 the laws are different in different states. 489 00:28:33,336 --> 00:28:37,423 Here, at your hotel here in Kentucky, it's frowned upon. 490 00:28:37,590 --> 00:28:38,966 Oh. 491 00:28:39,134 --> 00:28:41,468 But if we go across the bridge into Ohio-- 492 00:28:41,636 --> 00:28:43,887 Where your hotel is. Yeah, surprisingly, 493 00:28:44,055 --> 00:28:47,141 they're very lax about their child-endangerment laws. 494 00:28:47,308 --> 00:28:50,811 Do you have a car? I don't drive. I took a cab. 495 00:28:57,068 --> 00:28:59,653 I have the keys to the campaign bus. 496 00:29:02,282 --> 00:29:04,324 This has been tried before. 497 00:29:04,492 --> 00:29:06,618 Operation Chaos, as Limbaugh called it, 498 00:29:06,786 --> 00:29:11,707 where Republicans voted for a Democrat they could beat in the general election. 499 00:29:11,875 --> 00:29:14,293 We asked Senator Pullman's campaign manager 500 00:29:14,461 --> 00:29:17,337 if he's happy getting the votes of right-wingers. 501 00:29:17,505 --> 00:29:19,882 Is it decisive? No, of course not. 502 00:29:20,049 --> 00:29:23,093 But we believe the polls are within the margin of error 503 00:29:23,261 --> 00:29:25,345 and that the senator will win Ohio. 504 00:29:25,847 --> 00:29:28,056 Yeah, what time's Paul get in? 505 00:29:28,224 --> 00:29:31,810 Shit. Who do we talk to about polling? 506 00:29:31,978 --> 00:29:36,064 I gotta get some internal polling on the independents and wing nuts. 507 00:29:36,232 --> 00:29:37,524 Do you want me to go? 508 00:29:37,692 --> 00:29:40,360 What's that guy's name from the Wall Street Journal? 509 00:29:40,528 --> 00:29:44,823 You sound busy. I should go. Hold on, I'd like to talk to you. 510 00:29:44,991 --> 00:29:47,451 Adler, yeah. Get him on the line. 511 00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:49,870 Nobody. The cleaning lady. 512 00:29:50,038 --> 00:29:53,499 Tell him we're gonna take the same position we've always said: 513 00:29:53,666 --> 00:29:56,376 The race is a lot closer than the polling. 514 00:29:57,796 --> 00:30:00,005 No, don't say that. Don't. 515 00:30:00,173 --> 00:30:03,884 Just get him on the line and call me. I'll take care of it. I'm sorry. 516 00:30:04,052 --> 00:30:06,637 Cleaning lady? Yeah. 517 00:30:07,347 --> 00:30:09,598 You called me the cleaning lady. 518 00:30:11,226 --> 00:30:13,060 You're not mad about that, are you? 519 00:30:13,228 --> 00:30:14,645 No, why would I be mad? Right. 520 00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:16,438 I spoke with Jack Stearns. 521 00:30:16,606 --> 00:30:17,940 Oh, hey. Look. 522 00:30:18,107 --> 00:30:20,818 I know you're looking for a reaction, but listen. 523 00:30:20,985 --> 00:30:23,570 We have two great candidates in a very tight race. 524 00:30:23,738 --> 00:30:26,573 And at the end of the day, the voters will decide 525 00:30:26,741 --> 00:30:28,742 who best can represent this party. 526 00:30:28,910 --> 00:30:30,786 But doesn't this kind disruption 527 00:30:30,954 --> 00:30:33,747 take away from what you wanna be pushing this year? 528 00:30:33,915 --> 00:30:36,792 You're right. Your dad is an asshole. 529 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:41,046 I'm gonna tell him you said that. Heh. Yeah, do that. 530 00:30:41,923 --> 00:30:43,257 You wanted to talk? 531 00:30:43,424 --> 00:30:46,844 I just wanna be clear. I don't want there to be any confusion. 532 00:30:47,011 --> 00:30:49,263 I'm not gonna tell anybody about last night. 533 00:30:49,430 --> 00:30:50,973 That'd be great. 534 00:30:51,140 --> 00:30:52,891 You know how people are. Yeah. 535 00:30:53,935 --> 00:30:56,728 Really wouldn't look good if you screwed an intern. 536 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:58,939 It's not like that. 537 00:30:59,941 --> 00:31:01,942 It's not like I got drunk. I like you. 538 00:31:02,110 --> 00:31:04,570 I just don't want there to be any expectations. 539 00:31:04,737 --> 00:31:08,115 You don't have to say anything. All right. 540 00:31:08,283 --> 00:31:10,617 I just don't want you to think I'm a player. 541 00:31:10,785 --> 00:31:13,203 You are kind of a player, but... 542 00:31:14,706 --> 00:31:17,624 I was being polite. Bullshit. 543 00:31:17,792 --> 00:31:20,919 You were trying to pick me up. No, I wasn't. 544 00:31:21,087 --> 00:31:23,213 You were pretty obvious about it. 545 00:31:23,381 --> 00:31:25,424 I was? Yeah. 546 00:31:25,592 --> 00:31:29,636 I thought I was being subtle. No, you were pretty forward. 547 00:31:29,804 --> 00:31:32,139 You were pretty forward asking me to the bar. 548 00:31:32,307 --> 00:31:36,310 Well, been trying to fuck you for a while. 549 00:31:37,186 --> 00:31:38,770 Wow. 550 00:31:39,314 --> 00:31:42,024 It's kind of slutty of me, huh? Not at all. 551 00:31:42,191 --> 00:31:46,278 I respect it in some strange way. Good. 552 00:31:47,572 --> 00:31:51,241 You have no idea how to tie a tie. No, no, not a clue. 553 00:31:53,995 --> 00:31:56,163 You're very mature. 554 00:31:56,831 --> 00:31:58,999 For a teenager. 555 00:32:02,420 --> 00:32:03,754 When are you coming back? 556 00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:09,009 I'll be at the event a little late. These cocksuckers, fucking dirty shit. 557 00:32:09,177 --> 00:32:12,846 What happened with Thompson? Nothing. Prick. 558 00:32:13,348 --> 00:32:15,474 We had him all sewed up, motherfucker. 559 00:32:15,642 --> 00:32:17,476 How bad is it? 560 00:32:20,188 --> 00:32:24,024 I don't know. I just-- I'm running the numbers, Paul. 561 00:32:24,192 --> 00:32:27,027 All right. I'll-- I'll be there in three hours. 562 00:32:27,195 --> 00:32:29,404 I want hard numbers and a strategy. 563 00:32:29,572 --> 00:32:32,032 Yeah, I'm on it. I gotta go. 564 00:32:46,255 --> 00:32:49,716 You okay? Yeah. Trying to figure out our stops. 565 00:32:49,884 --> 00:32:51,885 Think the weather might determine that. 566 00:32:52,053 --> 00:32:53,679 If we get there. 567 00:32:53,846 --> 00:32:55,847 We're gonna be fine. 568 00:32:56,015 --> 00:32:58,350 We have to do it. It's the right thing to do. 569 00:32:58,518 --> 00:33:01,353 Nothing bad happens when you're doing the right thing. 570 00:33:01,521 --> 00:33:05,232 Is this your personal theory? Because I can shoot holes in it. 571 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,026 Roberto Clemente on a humanitarian flight. 572 00:33:08,194 --> 00:33:11,238 Well, there's-- There's exceptions to every rule. 573 00:33:14,492 --> 00:33:16,368 So how we doing? 574 00:33:17,578 --> 00:33:21,039 - I think we're fine now. - No, the campaign. How we doing? 575 00:33:22,917 --> 00:33:24,418 Oh, great. 576 00:33:25,962 --> 00:33:27,295 Stephen, you're not Paul. 577 00:33:27,463 --> 00:33:31,383 I pay Paul to use the word "great." I pay you to tell me the truth. 578 00:33:31,926 --> 00:33:34,594 I think that we are solid. 579 00:33:35,972 --> 00:33:37,806 Okay, Paul. 580 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:42,602 Governor, there's a big difference between Paul and me. 581 00:33:42,770 --> 00:33:46,356 Paul only believes in winning, so he'll do or say anything to win. 582 00:33:46,524 --> 00:33:47,941 But you wouldn't. 583 00:33:48,109 --> 00:33:50,485 I'll do or say anything if I believe in it. 584 00:33:50,653 --> 00:33:53,447 But I have to believe in the cause. 585 00:33:54,449 --> 00:33:58,326 You'll make a lousy consultant when you're out of this line of work. 586 00:33:58,494 --> 00:34:02,247 Well, I won't be out of this line of work as long as you're in it, sir. 587 00:34:02,415 --> 00:34:04,624 So at best, you got eight years. 588 00:34:04,792 --> 00:34:08,295 Then you end up at a nice consultant firm off Farragut North, 589 00:34:08,463 --> 00:34:11,048 making 750 grand a year, eating at The Palm, 590 00:34:11,215 --> 00:34:14,301 pimping out ex-senators to Saudi princes. 591 00:34:15,386 --> 00:34:17,429 Pimping out ex-presidents. 592 00:34:17,972 --> 00:34:19,389 Then I better win. 593 00:34:21,350 --> 00:34:22,768 Yeah. 594 00:34:24,645 --> 00:34:28,065 Now, I've been married for 11 years. 595 00:34:28,232 --> 00:34:30,484 We have a normal marriage. 596 00:34:30,651 --> 00:34:33,820 Which means when we disagree, she wins. 597 00:34:36,491 --> 00:34:37,949 What we don't disagree on 598 00:34:38,117 --> 00:34:41,078 is how we're gonna leave this planet for our daughter. 599 00:34:41,245 --> 00:34:44,623 Are we gonna leave it better off or worse? 600 00:34:44,791 --> 00:34:48,168 The richest people in this country don't pay their fair share. 601 00:34:48,336 --> 00:34:51,213 And when they're asked to, they cry socialism. 602 00:34:51,380 --> 00:34:54,341 They use phrases like "redistribution of wealth." 603 00:34:54,509 --> 00:34:56,218 Yeah. 604 00:34:56,385 --> 00:34:59,805 That scares everybody, and they all run and they hide. 605 00:35:00,515 --> 00:35:02,015 For the record, 606 00:35:02,183 --> 00:35:06,478 my campaign is vehemently against the distribution of wealth 607 00:35:06,646 --> 00:35:09,189 to the richest Americans by our government. 608 00:35:12,735 --> 00:35:15,403 And I will run on that. 609 00:35:17,323 --> 00:35:20,075 I didn't think it was true, but I should've told you. 610 00:35:20,243 --> 00:35:21,910 Slow down. I'm sorry. 611 00:35:24,288 --> 00:35:26,706 I met with Tom Duffy yesterday. 612 00:35:28,709 --> 00:35:29,918 What? 613 00:35:30,086 --> 00:35:33,296 You were on a plane. He called me and asked if we could meet. 614 00:35:33,464 --> 00:35:37,008 I said, "Why?" He said it was very important, so I did. 615 00:35:37,176 --> 00:35:40,387 And I should have told you. Stop. Let me get this straight. 616 00:35:40,555 --> 00:35:43,890 You met with Tom Duffy. Yeah. 617 00:35:44,058 --> 00:35:46,393 What'd he want, Stephen? 618 00:35:46,561 --> 00:35:49,479 The gist? He wants to hire me. He wants me to jump ship. 619 00:35:49,939 --> 00:35:51,398 This is really fucking bad. 620 00:35:51,566 --> 00:35:54,484 He told me they had poll numbers that had Pullman ahead. 621 00:35:54,652 --> 00:35:57,320 We're in big trouble. He laid out their strategy. 622 00:35:57,488 --> 00:36:00,907 Doing robocalls, traffic jams, fake lit, and Thompson. 623 00:36:01,701 --> 00:36:04,744 They offered Thompson secretary of state. 624 00:36:04,912 --> 00:36:06,413 Know how you fight the war on terror? 625 00:36:06,581 --> 00:36:08,415 You don't need their product. 626 00:36:08,583 --> 00:36:12,169 Their product is oil. Just don't need it and they go away. 627 00:36:14,505 --> 00:36:19,092 We don't have to bomb anyone. We don't have to invade anyone. 628 00:36:21,220 --> 00:36:23,930 If this is some kind of fucking practical-- I mean-- 629 00:36:24,098 --> 00:36:27,517 My fucking blood pressure's going through the goddamn roof. 630 00:36:27,685 --> 00:36:28,935 Paul, I'm sorry. 631 00:36:31,063 --> 00:36:32,814 Believe me. 632 00:36:33,441 --> 00:36:36,860 I didn't think it was true. It doesn't matter what you thought. 633 00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:39,571 It matters what you did, what you didn't do. 634 00:36:39,739 --> 00:36:41,448 You're right. If this is true, 635 00:36:41,616 --> 00:36:45,619 I made a fucking ass of myself and I gave away our game plan. 636 00:36:45,786 --> 00:36:48,205 I honestly believed you were gonna come back 637 00:36:48,372 --> 00:36:50,624 and tell me we have Thompson in the bag. 638 00:36:50,791 --> 00:36:51,958 I didn't see the point. 639 00:36:52,126 --> 00:36:56,004 It doesn't make it right, and I'm sorry. Let me think. 640 00:36:57,965 --> 00:36:59,591 Let me think. 641 00:36:59,759 --> 00:37:02,719 If I'm your president, the first thing I'd put into motion 642 00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:05,931 is 10 years from the day I take office, 643 00:37:06,098 --> 00:37:10,310 no new car in America is run on an internal combustion engine. 644 00:37:12,772 --> 00:37:15,440 We will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, 645 00:37:15,608 --> 00:37:18,652 we will start the next technological revolution, 646 00:37:18,819 --> 00:37:21,863 and we will lead the world again, like we used to. 647 00:37:25,326 --> 00:37:28,203 Get the governor after he finishes singing "Kumbaya" 648 00:37:28,371 --> 00:37:31,081 and we give him everything we know. 649 00:37:31,249 --> 00:37:34,626 Who do you want? You, me and the governor. That's it. 650 00:37:34,794 --> 00:37:37,045 What's he have after? He has a fundraiser. 651 00:37:37,213 --> 00:37:38,255 He'll be late. 652 00:37:38,422 --> 00:37:41,341 We tell him if he doesn't offer Thompson the position, 653 00:37:41,509 --> 00:37:43,510 he's not gonna get the nomination. 654 00:37:43,678 --> 00:37:46,763 Is he gonna go for it? I don't fucking know, Stephen. 655 00:37:47,515 --> 00:37:49,266 Find us a room. 656 00:38:38,357 --> 00:38:40,608 How real are the numbers? 657 00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:43,528 We lose by 3 or 4 percent. 658 00:38:43,696 --> 00:38:47,032 Who fucking knows, governor? But we can't take the chance. 659 00:38:47,199 --> 00:38:48,408 What do you think? 660 00:38:48,701 --> 00:38:51,161 We fold up the campaign in Ohio, take a loss, 661 00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:54,748 blame it on Republicans playing games, head to North Carolina. 662 00:38:54,915 --> 00:38:58,585 I can't run from Ohio. They'll kill us. Not if you get Thompson. 663 00:38:58,753 --> 00:39:02,672 I'm not gonna do it. What's he want? Head of the FDA or something? 664 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:03,882 Cabinet post. 665 00:39:04,050 --> 00:39:07,427 Yeah, what, labor? State. 666 00:39:08,429 --> 00:39:11,181 Are you kidding? I'm gonna give secretary of state 667 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:14,642 to a guy who wants to cut the top 10 floors off the U.N.? 668 00:39:14,810 --> 00:39:17,771 When we started, I said I wasn't gonna make those deals. 669 00:39:17,938 --> 00:39:20,815 If you lose Ohio and they get Thompson's delegates, 670 00:39:20,983 --> 00:39:24,694 then they get North Carolina, then they get the lead. 671 00:39:25,446 --> 00:39:28,782 A lead you can't beat. If we walk from Ohio, 672 00:39:28,949 --> 00:39:31,117 take Thompson, give him the Cabinet post, 673 00:39:31,285 --> 00:39:33,536 then we take North Carolina, his state, 674 00:39:33,704 --> 00:39:37,290 then Pennsylvania, your state, and then it's simple math, Mike. 675 00:39:38,501 --> 00:39:42,170 Take his endorsement and the race is over. 676 00:39:45,132 --> 00:39:47,217 Paul, I respect you. 677 00:39:48,803 --> 00:39:50,804 I respect your opinion. 678 00:39:51,806 --> 00:39:53,723 I'm never gonna do it. 679 00:39:55,351 --> 00:39:58,645 So I suggest we find a way for me to win Ohio. 680 00:40:02,316 --> 00:40:03,983 Anything else? 681 00:40:04,151 --> 00:40:06,361 - It's not gonna cut it. - Every car company. 682 00:40:06,529 --> 00:40:08,446 They've booked every van for Tuesday. 683 00:40:08,614 --> 00:40:10,198 Fuck. I gotta call you back. 684 00:40:10,366 --> 00:40:11,741 All of them? All of them. 685 00:40:11,909 --> 00:40:14,327 - You're killing me. - Here's what I got so far. 686 00:40:14,495 --> 00:40:17,163 Independents aren't biting, but the Republicans are. 687 00:40:17,331 --> 00:40:20,500 They're not gonna tell a pollster they're voting Democratic. 688 00:40:20,668 --> 00:40:24,671 I can't find the goddamn polls. We can get 100 vans out of Kentucky. 689 00:40:24,839 --> 00:40:27,632 - We don't need the vans. - That's not what I'm saying. 690 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:31,261 - We don't want Pullman to have vans. - We were the underdog before. 691 00:40:31,429 --> 00:40:33,388 We continue to be the underdog. 692 00:40:33,556 --> 00:40:38,226 Well, then-- Yeah, we always knew the numbers were gonna get closer. 693 00:40:38,394 --> 00:40:40,103 We're not lowering expectations. 694 00:40:40,271 --> 00:40:43,898 I mean, have I ever said to you that we had Ohio locked? 695 00:40:44,066 --> 00:40:46,943 Give me the courtesy of printing that in your column. 696 00:40:51,240 --> 00:40:53,074 What are you writing? 697 00:40:53,826 --> 00:40:56,369 The greatest speech ever given on hydrogen power. 698 00:40:56,537 --> 00:40:58,705 The bar is set awfully high on that one. 699 00:40:58,873 --> 00:41:00,832 Don't I know it. 700 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:06,087 I was hit up by Mitchell's wife for you to show up 701 00:41:06,255 --> 00:41:09,549 at her Daughters of the American Revolution luncheon. 702 00:41:09,717 --> 00:41:11,593 Who's Mitchell? 703 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:14,554 Congressman from the First District? 704 00:41:14,722 --> 00:41:16,931 You might wanna remember that. 705 00:41:17,099 --> 00:41:21,227 Fucking congressman. Could you imagine doing this every two years? 706 00:41:21,395 --> 00:41:23,480 No, I can't. 707 00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:27,025 Let's just do it one more time. Mm-hm. 708 00:41:27,193 --> 00:41:29,235 In four more years. That's it. 709 00:41:29,403 --> 00:41:31,070 It's a deal. 710 00:41:35,075 --> 00:41:36,910 Do you think we'll lose Ohio? 711 00:41:39,413 --> 00:41:41,080 I don't know. 712 00:41:41,749 --> 00:41:45,668 If you took Thompson's delegates, the race would be over. 713 00:41:45,836 --> 00:41:48,087 Ohio wouldn't matter. 714 00:41:50,299 --> 00:41:51,716 Is Paul working on you? 715 00:41:53,552 --> 00:41:54,594 Stephen. 716 00:41:57,014 --> 00:41:59,182 They are good. Mm. 717 00:42:02,770 --> 00:42:05,438 Is Thompson so bad? He's a shit. 718 00:42:05,606 --> 00:42:09,484 Is he worse than Pullman? Yes, Stephen. 719 00:42:17,660 --> 00:42:23,039 Every time, I draw a line in the sand, and then I move it. 720 00:42:24,375 --> 00:42:27,418 Fundraisers, union deals, I wasn't gonna do any of it. 721 00:42:27,586 --> 00:42:29,587 Negative ads. 722 00:42:30,047 --> 00:42:32,131 I can't on this one. 723 00:42:32,841 --> 00:42:34,717 Not Thompson. 724 00:42:40,307 --> 00:42:43,643 Tell Mrs. Mitchell I'll make her goddamn luncheon. 725 00:42:44,478 --> 00:42:47,146 Let the old ladies pat me on the head. 726 00:42:48,524 --> 00:42:52,443 You've got great hair. You too, baby. 727 00:42:53,529 --> 00:42:55,989 - Gay marriage. - It's a silly argument. 728 00:42:56,156 --> 00:42:58,992 Not to 50 percent of Americans. Over the age of 50. 729 00:42:59,159 --> 00:43:01,619 That's who votes, that's who shows up at polls. 730 00:43:01,787 --> 00:43:05,373 That's changing. Hopefully, the way we frame the argument is as well. 731 00:43:05,541 --> 00:43:08,876 From a religious...? From a religious to a civil-rights issue. 732 00:43:09,044 --> 00:43:12,338 But one could argue a great difference between gender and race. 733 00:43:12,506 --> 00:43:16,092 We used to ban interracial marriages. Women couldn't vote. 734 00:43:16,260 --> 00:43:18,177 I have the guy from Proctor and Gamble. 735 00:43:18,345 --> 00:43:20,179 Keep an eye on the governor. Okay. 736 00:43:20,347 --> 00:43:22,807 I gotta know what's going on. Yeah, yeah, okay. 737 00:43:24,268 --> 00:43:27,020 All right, wait, wait. She's got a point to make. Go ahead. 738 00:43:27,187 --> 00:43:30,982 The argument is that men and women can be considered separate but equal. 739 00:43:31,150 --> 00:43:33,359 Races cannot. How so? 740 00:43:33,527 --> 00:43:36,029 You have separate bathrooms for men and women, 741 00:43:36,196 --> 00:43:39,532 but it would be illegal to have separate bathrooms for races. 742 00:43:39,700 --> 00:43:42,035 Now. Yes, now. 743 00:43:42,202 --> 00:43:44,120 See, we're framing the argument... 744 00:43:44,288 --> 00:43:46,706 - What time is this thing airing? - Nine o'clock. 745 00:43:46,874 --> 00:43:49,292 How'd we do? We did good. 746 00:43:54,214 --> 00:43:58,426 Yes, I know, but I tried to reach him, and I couldn't get through. 747 00:44:05,309 --> 00:44:08,061 - Yeah, just e-mail it to me. Just e-mail it to me. 748 00:44:08,228 --> 00:44:09,979 - Yeah. - Then I can give it to him. 749 00:44:10,147 --> 00:44:13,232 Oh, good. So attach that and send it as an e-mail to me. 750 00:44:20,407 --> 00:44:22,867 Yeah, I missed my opportunity there. 751 00:44:26,163 --> 00:44:28,081 - Now. - Yes, now. 752 00:44:28,248 --> 00:44:30,416 We're framing the argument on the idea 753 00:44:30,584 --> 00:44:33,336 that you choose to be gay, 754 00:44:33,504 --> 00:44:37,173 not that you were born that way, like being born African-American. 755 00:44:37,341 --> 00:44:39,592 lf you start the discussion with the idea 756 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:43,471 that gay is not a life choice but is actually part of your DNA, 757 00:44:43,639 --> 00:44:47,934 then gay marriage can and must only be a civil-rights issue. 758 00:44:48,102 --> 00:44:50,937 That's what I believe. That's where I stand. 759 00:44:53,065 --> 00:44:55,692 Do you think your candor is your appeal? 760 00:44:56,443 --> 00:44:57,985 Sorry. 761 00:44:59,446 --> 00:45:02,573 Fuck. It's not you. 762 00:45:24,346 --> 00:45:26,305 - Molly? - Hello? 763 00:45:40,112 --> 00:45:41,988 Hey, your phone rang. 764 00:45:42,156 --> 00:45:43,990 Hm? Your phone rang. 765 00:45:45,284 --> 00:45:46,325 It did? 766 00:45:46,493 --> 00:45:49,120 Who's calling you at 2:30 in the morning? 767 00:45:49,288 --> 00:45:50,663 I don't know. 768 00:45:50,831 --> 00:45:53,207 Really? Because he asked for you by name. 769 00:45:53,375 --> 00:45:56,711 You answered it? I thought it was my phone. 770 00:45:57,463 --> 00:45:59,172 Who is it? 771 00:45:59,339 --> 00:46:01,466 I don't know. 772 00:46:02,092 --> 00:46:04,844 Is it one of those interns drunk-dialing you? 773 00:46:05,012 --> 00:46:07,096 Now, that never happens. 774 00:46:07,556 --> 00:46:08,598 Let me see the number. 775 00:46:08,766 --> 00:46:10,057 Oh, boy. Give me my-- 776 00:46:10,225 --> 00:46:11,851 No. I'm calling him. Stop it. 777 00:46:12,019 --> 00:46:14,187 It's not funny. I'm saying I'm your dad. 778 00:46:14,354 --> 00:46:16,522 It's not funny. Give me my phone. Hang up. 779 00:46:16,690 --> 00:46:19,358 I have a shotgun. Stephen, hang up the phone. 780 00:46:38,045 --> 00:46:41,297 Why is the governor calling you at 2:30 in the morning? 781 00:46:45,052 --> 00:46:46,719 Molly. 782 00:46:49,473 --> 00:46:51,724 Why is the governor calling you at all? 783 00:46:54,895 --> 00:46:56,771 I'm in trouble. 784 00:46:59,900 --> 00:47:01,025 With the governor? 785 00:47:02,903 --> 00:47:04,862 What's going on? 786 00:47:08,951 --> 00:47:11,911 I was working on the campaign in Iowa. 787 00:47:14,164 --> 00:47:17,083 There was a party in Ben's room after the rally. 788 00:47:17,251 --> 00:47:21,254 There was a party with you and Ben and the governor? 789 00:47:21,755 --> 00:47:25,174 No, he wasn't there. Where was he? 790 00:47:27,177 --> 00:47:30,680 I took him up a hard copy of the polling numbers. 791 00:47:31,723 --> 00:47:33,599 After the party? 792 00:47:34,768 --> 00:47:36,644 It was around midnight. 793 00:47:39,398 --> 00:47:42,066 I just stood in the doorway with him, 794 00:47:42,234 --> 00:47:45,820 just talking for a really long time. 795 00:47:49,950 --> 00:47:52,952 He just reached behind me and closed the door. 796 00:47:59,334 --> 00:48:02,545 Jesus fucking Christ. 797 00:48:12,306 --> 00:48:13,639 Were you drunk? 798 00:48:14,808 --> 00:48:16,934 Not that drunk. 799 00:48:17,436 --> 00:48:19,478 How many times? It was just that once. 800 00:48:19,646 --> 00:48:21,105 Just the once? Just once. 801 00:48:21,273 --> 00:48:22,690 Does anybody know? No one. 802 00:48:22,858 --> 00:48:23,983 Anybody see you? No. 803 00:48:24,151 --> 00:48:25,610 How could you know? I know. 804 00:48:25,777 --> 00:48:27,778 Then why is he calling you right now? 805 00:48:27,946 --> 00:48:29,780 I called him first. 806 00:48:30,657 --> 00:48:34,577 Why? I didn't know who else to go to. 807 00:48:34,745 --> 00:48:37,246 And I needed 900 bucks. 808 00:48:40,417 --> 00:48:41,459 For what? 809 00:48:43,003 --> 00:48:44,462 I can't go to my dad. 810 00:48:48,592 --> 00:48:50,760 We're Catholic. 811 00:49:00,479 --> 00:49:02,563 So, what should I do? 812 00:49:03,982 --> 00:49:05,691 Stephen? 813 00:50:29,985 --> 00:50:31,444 What's up? 814 00:50:36,283 --> 00:50:37,950 What's our limit on petty cash? 815 00:50:38,994 --> 00:50:42,288 It's probably 500. Why? I need everything we can get. 816 00:50:42,456 --> 00:50:44,415 Everything okay? 817 00:50:44,583 --> 00:50:48,627 Need help with anything? Yeah. Don't put it on the books. 818 00:50:49,588 --> 00:50:50,629 That's all. 819 00:50:52,799 --> 00:50:56,010 What should I put it down as? Don't put it down as anything. 820 00:50:56,178 --> 00:50:59,513 Anything over 100, I gotta put down-- Just do it. 821 00:51:02,517 --> 00:51:03,601 Molly. 822 00:51:30,837 --> 00:51:34,173 Okay. I'll take it back. 823 00:51:40,388 --> 00:51:41,680 That's all. 824 00:52:03,370 --> 00:52:06,288 - Yes, lda? - Stevie, off the record-- 825 00:52:06,456 --> 00:52:09,542 No, I cannot tell you what happened in North Carolina. 826 00:52:09,709 --> 00:52:12,294 That's not what I wanted to ask you about. 827 00:52:12,462 --> 00:52:16,132 Okay. What? You met with Duffy. 828 00:52:19,386 --> 00:52:22,596 Who told you that? A little bird. 829 00:52:23,140 --> 00:52:26,225 Who? Did you meet with him? 830 00:52:27,727 --> 00:52:29,687 Where are you? 831 00:52:29,855 --> 00:52:32,314 I know you met him with at a bar in Cincy 832 00:52:32,482 --> 00:52:34,441 just before the press conference. 833 00:52:34,609 --> 00:52:37,319 - Duffy ordered buffalo wings. - Who said that? Duffy? 834 00:52:37,487 --> 00:52:39,738 Anonymous. What happened with Duffy? 835 00:52:39,906 --> 00:52:43,534 You're supposed to be my friend. Why you wanna stick the knife in me? 836 00:52:43,702 --> 00:52:47,204 You thought we're friends? I've given you everything you wanted. 837 00:52:47,372 --> 00:52:49,790 Every story, every scoop, your profile on Paul. 838 00:52:49,958 --> 00:52:52,001 You've given me a lot, but get real. 839 00:52:52,169 --> 00:52:55,754 The only reason you treated me well was that I work for the Times. 840 00:52:55,922 --> 00:52:59,383 You give me what I want, I write you better stories. 841 00:52:59,551 --> 00:53:01,260 Why'd you meet with Duffy? 842 00:53:01,428 --> 00:53:04,221 Go fuck yourself. Okay, I'll make it easier on you. 843 00:53:04,389 --> 00:53:07,057 What happened at Paul and Thompson's meeting? 844 00:53:07,225 --> 00:53:11,187 Keep your voice down. Do you have any idea what this could do to me? 845 00:53:11,354 --> 00:53:13,689 That's why I'm giving you a choice. 846 00:53:13,857 --> 00:53:14,940 I could get fired. 847 00:53:15,609 --> 00:53:17,860 So it's not a difficult one, is it? 848 00:53:18,028 --> 00:53:19,945 I've gotta file by 3 p.m. tomorrow. 849 00:53:20,113 --> 00:53:22,364 You've got till then to make up your mind. 850 00:53:25,285 --> 00:53:27,620 - You motherfucker. - Excuse me? 851 00:53:27,787 --> 00:53:29,997 You leaked it. Leaked what? 852 00:53:30,165 --> 00:53:32,124 Don't bullshit me, Tom. 853 00:53:32,292 --> 00:53:34,752 I have no idea what you're talking about. 854 00:53:34,920 --> 00:53:37,213 I just spoke to Ida Horowicz. Yeah? 855 00:53:37,380 --> 00:53:39,590 She's threatening to release the story. 856 00:53:39,758 --> 00:53:42,968 What fucking story? That we met. That we fucking met. 857 00:53:43,136 --> 00:53:46,805 How did she find out? Don't play dumb, Tom. 858 00:53:47,557 --> 00:53:49,975 You think I leaked it to her? Yeah. Who else? 859 00:53:50,143 --> 00:53:53,479 I didn't leak it to her. I know I didn't, so that leaves you. 860 00:53:53,647 --> 00:53:55,272 Okay. Well, what does she know? 861 00:53:55,440 --> 00:53:57,733 She knows whatever you told her. 862 00:53:57,901 --> 00:54:00,152 I swear to Jesus I did not leak it to her. 863 00:54:00,320 --> 00:54:02,404 I don't want this out any more than you. 864 00:54:02,572 --> 00:54:06,116 Well, too late. What did she tell you? 865 00:54:06,284 --> 00:54:08,786 She knows where we met, she knows when we met, 866 00:54:08,954 --> 00:54:11,372 she knows you had fucking buffalo wings. 867 00:54:11,539 --> 00:54:13,791 She has a source? Yeah, she has a source. 868 00:54:13,959 --> 00:54:15,834 And you have no idea who it could be? 869 00:54:16,002 --> 00:54:17,127 Yeah, you. 870 00:54:18,713 --> 00:54:22,675 Well, for the record, it wasn't me, and I didn't have fucking buffalo wings. 871 00:54:22,842 --> 00:54:24,468 So it's gotta be someone else. 872 00:54:24,636 --> 00:54:26,804 Did you tell anyone? No. Did you? 873 00:54:26,972 --> 00:54:29,640 No. Did you admit to meeting with me? 874 00:54:29,808 --> 00:54:31,934 No. All right. 875 00:54:32,102 --> 00:54:35,145 Then we stonewall her and she's got nothing. 876 00:54:35,313 --> 00:54:39,149 She's gonna take the story to Drudge or Roll Call or some shit like that. 877 00:54:39,317 --> 00:54:40,359 You can't stop her? 878 00:54:40,527 --> 00:54:43,988 She's trying to blackmail me. She wants info about Thompson. 879 00:54:44,614 --> 00:54:46,865 Well, then tell her what she wants to know. 880 00:54:47,033 --> 00:54:49,159 I can't do that. 881 00:54:49,327 --> 00:54:52,371 You can't let this get out. I'm not gonna be blackmailed. 882 00:54:52,539 --> 00:54:54,790 You don't have much choice here, Steve. 883 00:54:54,958 --> 00:54:58,544 If I tell her about Thompson, I have to tell her he's endorsing you. 884 00:54:58,712 --> 00:55:02,298 Then tell her. I can handle it from my side if I start getting calls. 885 00:55:02,465 --> 00:55:03,507 No fucking way. 886 00:55:03,675 --> 00:55:07,219 Paul told her we had Thompson. It's gonna make him look like a fool. 887 00:55:07,387 --> 00:55:11,140 He's gonna look like a fool anyway when Thompson endorses us. 888 00:55:16,980 --> 00:55:18,022 I can't do it. 889 00:55:19,399 --> 00:55:21,275 You know, you're on a sinking ship. 890 00:55:21,443 --> 00:55:23,569 Tell her what she wants to know and jump. 891 00:55:23,737 --> 00:55:26,697 Come over to our side. We can control this thing. 892 00:55:27,782 --> 00:55:30,117 Steve? I gotta go. 893 00:55:48,678 --> 00:55:50,429 I'm up here. 894 00:55:52,932 --> 00:55:54,808 You scared the shit out of me. 895 00:55:59,814 --> 00:56:01,273 Here. 896 00:56:02,817 --> 00:56:04,985 It's almost 1800 bucks. 897 00:56:05,153 --> 00:56:10,032 You gotta make the appointment now, like today, from a pay phone. 898 00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:13,494 I'll take you to the clinic and pick you up, but no one else. 899 00:56:13,661 --> 00:56:15,496 You understand? 900 00:56:16,122 --> 00:56:17,581 Yeah. 901 00:56:18,917 --> 00:56:21,960 Take the rest of the money and buy yourself a ticket home. 902 00:56:22,128 --> 00:56:23,962 Can't be here. We can't afford it. 903 00:56:24,130 --> 00:56:27,341 Not with everything that's gonna happen in the next week. 904 00:56:28,510 --> 00:56:31,470 And this situation just can't be here. 905 00:56:34,099 --> 00:56:37,476 You mean I can't be here. Right. 906 00:56:38,686 --> 00:56:41,313 Stephen, I wouldn't tell anyone. 907 00:56:42,482 --> 00:56:44,191 I hope not. 908 00:56:44,359 --> 00:56:46,068 Then why? 909 00:56:46,903 --> 00:56:48,904 Because you fucked up. 910 00:56:49,072 --> 00:56:51,907 He and I both fucked up. That's true. 911 00:56:52,075 --> 00:56:56,870 But I have a responsibility to him and, more importantly, to this campaign. 912 00:56:57,038 --> 00:56:58,997 I could go to North Carolina and work. 913 00:56:59,165 --> 00:57:03,335 Molly, you gotta wake the fuck up. This is the big leagues. It's mean. 914 00:57:03,503 --> 00:57:06,964 When you make a mistake, you lose the right to play. 915 00:57:08,258 --> 00:57:09,508 Make the appointment. 916 00:57:09,676 --> 00:57:12,094 Tell me when and where we have to go. 917 00:57:16,182 --> 00:57:18,684 Listen to this. I got the placement in the Times. 918 00:57:18,852 --> 00:57:21,979 Bumped like 600 fucking articles. Tom Duffy, 2008: 919 00:57:22,147 --> 00:57:24,690 "This is a matchup between hope vs. fear." 920 00:57:24,858 --> 00:57:28,527 Nine times out of 10, the fear candidate tends to be most experienced. 921 00:57:28,695 --> 00:57:31,864 But in our presidential races, the least-experienced candidate wins. 922 00:57:33,450 --> 00:57:35,701 JFK vs. Nixon. Carter vs. Ford. Bush vs. Gore. 923 00:57:35,869 --> 00:57:38,704 "I like our chances with the new kid on the block." 924 00:57:38,872 --> 00:57:41,081 End quote. Thomas fucking Duffy. 925 00:57:41,249 --> 00:57:43,667 He's gotta be having a stroke right now. 926 00:59:08,253 --> 00:59:11,129 So just call me when you can leave, okay? 927 00:59:18,596 --> 00:59:20,472 I hate this shit. 928 00:59:22,392 --> 00:59:25,727 I'm gonna come back, and this is all gonna be over. 929 00:59:25,895 --> 00:59:27,479 Yeah. 930 00:59:41,995 --> 00:59:45,789 Absolutely. There's no question about it. 931 00:59:47,250 --> 00:59:50,627 Yeah, but we gotta think broader strokes here. 932 00:59:50,795 --> 00:59:52,879 Just rethink everything. 933 00:59:53,923 --> 00:59:57,509 Uh... Well, yeah, I know how to handle it. 934 00:59:58,511 --> 01:00:02,764 Um, look, Stevie just got here. Can I call you back in a few minutes? 935 01:00:02,932 --> 01:00:05,976 Okay, bye. Ahem. The governor. 936 01:00:06,144 --> 01:00:08,520 We had a good long talk on the way back. 937 01:00:08,688 --> 01:00:11,023 He's up to speed with everything. 938 01:00:11,190 --> 01:00:13,066 How'd he take it? 939 01:00:14,485 --> 01:00:16,111 Better than I thought he would. 940 01:00:16,279 --> 01:00:18,947 Still won't take Thompson's endorsement. 941 01:00:20,491 --> 01:00:23,493 I gotta tell you something I don't know how to tell you. 942 01:00:23,661 --> 01:00:25,120 What's up? 943 01:00:26,748 --> 01:00:29,124 Ida knows that I met with Duffy. 944 01:00:34,547 --> 01:00:37,591 I don't know how she knows, but she knows. 945 01:00:38,259 --> 01:00:40,636 And she tried to blackmail me. 946 01:00:44,515 --> 01:00:47,100 She's gonna release the story unless I tell her 947 01:00:47,268 --> 01:00:49,519 about your meeting with Thompson. 948 01:00:53,941 --> 01:00:56,526 So it's gonna hit the papers. 949 01:00:56,694 --> 01:00:58,403 Probably. 950 01:00:59,864 --> 01:01:03,075 And whoever she takes it to is gonna call me for a statement. 951 01:01:03,242 --> 01:01:07,037 If I deny the whole thing but Duffy admits to it, it's gonna look worse. 952 01:01:07,205 --> 01:01:11,750 And if I just say, "No comment," they're not gonna let up. 953 01:01:13,920 --> 01:01:15,671 I leaked it to Ida. 954 01:01:23,262 --> 01:01:24,930 At the event. 955 01:01:28,434 --> 01:01:31,937 I don't understand. We made a deal. 956 01:01:36,025 --> 01:01:38,276 Paul, they're gonna... 957 01:01:39,112 --> 01:01:41,947 They're gonna print that story in the paper tomorrow. 958 01:01:42,115 --> 01:01:43,615 I know. 959 01:01:43,783 --> 01:01:46,618 So why'd you do it? Why would you do that? 960 01:01:46,786 --> 01:01:48,787 Why would you do that to the campaign? 961 01:01:48,955 --> 01:01:51,456 The campaign will survive. 962 01:01:54,293 --> 01:01:58,588 Why would you do that to me? Makes it easier to let you go. 963 01:01:59,799 --> 01:02:01,717 What? 964 01:02:01,884 --> 01:02:04,052 Why'd you meet with Duffy? 965 01:02:07,473 --> 01:02:11,935 I made a mistake. I made a stupid mistake. 966 01:02:12,103 --> 01:02:15,188 No, you didn't make a mistake, you made a choice. 967 01:02:15,732 --> 01:02:18,525 You left a message to call you back, it was important. 968 01:02:18,693 --> 01:02:20,652 When I did, you told me to forget it. 969 01:02:21,195 --> 01:02:23,989 You chose not to tell me. Why'd you make that choice? 970 01:02:24,157 --> 01:02:26,199 Because I didn't think it was important. 971 01:02:26,367 --> 01:02:27,993 Oh, fuck, yes, you did. 972 01:02:29,912 --> 01:02:35,542 You went because you were curious. You felt flattered, you felt special. 973 01:02:36,294 --> 01:02:39,337 To think that Duffy wanted to speak to you instead of me. 974 01:02:40,465 --> 01:02:43,216 You thought, "Maybe I can get something out of this." 975 01:02:43,384 --> 01:02:45,677 Because it made you feel big. 976 01:02:49,682 --> 01:02:54,436 You know, the first campaign I ran, it was a tiny little race in Kentucky. 977 01:02:54,604 --> 01:02:55,687 State Senate seat, 978 01:02:55,855 --> 01:02:59,524 working for some redneck nobody named Sam McGuthrie. 979 01:03:00,860 --> 01:03:03,278 No staff, no money, no fucking office. 980 01:03:03,446 --> 01:03:05,614 Everyone thought we didn't stand a chance. 981 01:03:05,782 --> 01:03:08,283 No way we can compete, right? About this time, 982 01:03:08,451 --> 01:03:11,453 this guy running this campaign a few districts over 983 01:03:11,621 --> 01:03:13,330 gives me a call, and he says, 984 01:03:13,498 --> 01:03:18,293 "I really like what you're able to do for poor old Sam, but he's a goner. 985 01:03:18,461 --> 01:03:22,047 Why don't you come work for me?" What did I do? 986 01:03:22,215 --> 01:03:24,966 Well, Stephen, this is where you and I are different. 987 01:03:25,134 --> 01:03:28,011 I told Sam about the call. And Sam says to me, 988 01:03:28,179 --> 01:03:31,473 "Paul, if you think this other guy's got a chance at winning" 989 01:03:31,641 --> 01:03:33,183 and he can pay you more 990 01:03:33,351 --> 01:03:36,895 "and if it's what you need to do, then I won't get in your way." 991 01:03:37,063 --> 01:03:39,981 And I say, "Sam, you took a chance on me 992 01:03:40,149 --> 01:03:43,401 and hired me when I was even more of a nobody than you are. 993 01:03:44,695 --> 01:03:48,865 "I'll be damned if I'm gonna jump ship just because the shit hits the fan." 994 01:03:49,909 --> 01:03:53,495 We lost that race, but when Sam decided to run for governor, 995 01:03:53,663 --> 01:03:55,622 who do you think he called? 996 01:03:55,790 --> 01:04:00,126 We won that race, and 20 years later, I am where I am fucking now. 997 01:04:00,837 --> 01:04:04,256 There's only one thing I value in this world, and that's loyalty. 998 01:04:04,423 --> 01:04:07,926 Without it, you're nothing and you have no one. 999 01:04:09,720 --> 01:04:13,431 And in politics, in fucking politics, 1000 01:04:13,599 --> 01:04:16,518 it's the only currency you can count on. 1001 01:04:17,103 --> 01:04:19,145 That's why I'm letting you go. 1002 01:04:19,313 --> 01:04:22,190 Not because you're not good enough or I don't like you. 1003 01:04:22,358 --> 01:04:25,944 But I value trust over skill, and I don't fucking trust you anymore. 1004 01:04:26,112 --> 01:04:30,156 It doesn't matter whether you trust me. It matters whether the governor does. 1005 01:04:30,324 --> 01:04:31,867 The governor already knows, 1006 01:04:32,034 --> 01:04:34,035 and he thinks it's the right thing to do. 1007 01:04:36,789 --> 01:04:39,583 He does? Yeah, and you know what? 1008 01:04:39,750 --> 01:04:42,127 If I were you, I'd get a good night's sleep, 1009 01:04:42,295 --> 01:04:46,381 because you're gonna get pounded by calls from the press in the morning. 1010 01:06:23,396 --> 01:06:25,939 - Hey. - Hey. Where were you today? 1011 01:06:26,107 --> 01:06:29,067 Um, I'm not feeling great today, Ben. 1012 01:06:30,319 --> 01:06:33,238 You picked a hell of a day to call in sick. 1013 01:06:34,448 --> 01:06:37,826 Jesus, it was a fucking wild-ass day. Why? What happened? 1014 01:06:37,994 --> 01:06:40,036 Stephen's off the campaign. 1015 01:06:40,997 --> 01:06:43,123 Paul fired him. Some setup about loyalty. 1016 01:06:43,290 --> 01:06:46,001 Stephen may have been doubling down with Duffy. 1017 01:06:46,168 --> 01:06:49,421 I was sitting in the room when Paul told Stephen he was fired. 1018 01:06:49,588 --> 01:06:52,590 Stephen said, "Who's gonna take over? " And Paul said me. 1019 01:06:52,758 --> 01:06:55,051 I know, and I'm like, "Easy there, soldier." 1020 01:06:55,219 --> 01:06:57,929 Stephen goes apeshit, Paul gives him this speech 1021 01:06:58,097 --> 01:07:01,057 and then shits on Stephen like I've never seen before. 1022 01:07:01,225 --> 01:07:04,144 Humiliating shit. When was this? 1023 01:07:04,311 --> 01:07:06,229 Molly, listen to me. 1024 01:07:06,397 --> 01:07:08,440 I'm gonna run the campaign under Paul. 1025 01:07:08,983 --> 01:07:12,027 Stephen's going to Duffy. I just jumped three years ahead. 1026 01:07:12,611 --> 01:07:16,614 So starting tomorrow morning, we go into full damage control. 1027 01:07:16,782 --> 01:07:19,617 And I'm telling you, Stephen's going apeshit. 1028 01:07:19,785 --> 01:07:23,705 He said he's taking everybody down on his way out. Morris, everybody. 1029 01:07:25,291 --> 01:07:28,126 Shit. I gotta take this. Do you need anything? 1030 01:07:28,294 --> 01:07:29,711 No. 1031 01:07:30,504 --> 01:07:33,465 Paul. What's up? I'm mailing you all those files. 1032 01:07:53,152 --> 01:07:56,071 Where's Duffy? You got an appointment? 1033 01:08:08,334 --> 01:08:09,876 Can we have the room for a minute? 1034 01:08:10,044 --> 01:08:11,920 Okay. Thank you. 1035 01:08:12,088 --> 01:08:15,590 It's not too bright walking in here like that, Steve. 1036 01:08:20,387 --> 01:08:21,971 I'm in. 1037 01:08:23,182 --> 01:08:26,851 I'm coming to work for you. A reporter phoned me this afternoon. 1038 01:08:27,019 --> 01:08:28,311 Yeah. I know who leaked it. 1039 01:08:28,479 --> 01:08:30,271 Who? Paul. 1040 01:08:30,439 --> 01:08:31,648 You told Paul? 1041 01:08:31,816 --> 01:08:35,110 I told Paul, and he leaked it. Oh, Steve. 1042 01:08:35,277 --> 01:08:38,238 You shouldn't have told him that. I felt like I should. 1043 01:08:38,405 --> 01:08:40,824 Yeah. I've worked with Paul. He gets paranoid. 1044 01:08:40,991 --> 01:08:42,951 Obviously. So he fired you. 1045 01:08:43,119 --> 01:08:45,578 I quit. No, you're lying to me. Come on. 1046 01:08:45,746 --> 01:08:48,206 I quit. I'm gonna give you everything. 1047 01:08:48,374 --> 01:08:50,792 I'm gonna give you Morris, his whole strategy-- 1048 01:08:50,960 --> 01:08:55,213 I already have it. Paul gave it all to Thompson. 1049 01:08:55,381 --> 01:08:57,507 What if I had something else? 1050 01:08:57,675 --> 01:08:59,717 You would do that to Morris? To Paul? 1051 01:08:59,885 --> 01:09:01,219 Yeah. Oh, no. 1052 01:09:01,971 --> 01:09:03,888 Revenge makes people unpredictable. 1053 01:09:04,056 --> 01:09:06,724 I can't have someone who's unpredictable, unstable. 1054 01:09:06,892 --> 01:09:09,144 I'm not. If this had been a clean break, 1055 01:09:09,311 --> 01:09:12,230 if you had left Morris before the story broke, 1056 01:09:12,398 --> 01:09:13,815 that, we could control. 1057 01:09:13,983 --> 01:09:15,817 But like this? 1058 01:09:15,985 --> 01:09:18,695 Paul fires you, and then you wanna come work for me? 1059 01:09:18,863 --> 01:09:21,114 It makes me look like I'm picking up scraps. 1060 01:09:21,282 --> 01:09:24,325 It puts Morris in the driver's seat. I can't have that. 1061 01:09:24,493 --> 01:09:28,079 What if I had something big? Like what? 1062 01:09:31,959 --> 01:09:33,710 Something big. 1063 01:09:34,587 --> 01:09:36,838 Something that'll put Morris down. 1064 01:09:38,132 --> 01:09:39,716 What is it? 1065 01:09:41,760 --> 01:09:43,261 Give me the job. 1066 01:09:47,308 --> 01:09:50,560 No, that's not gonna happen. I'm sorry. 1067 01:09:51,604 --> 01:09:54,564 Go take a nice long vacation. You're a smart guy. 1068 01:09:54,732 --> 01:09:57,775 Everything that I said the other day is absolutely true. 1069 01:09:57,943 --> 01:10:01,446 But, you know, maybe politics isn't for you. 1070 01:10:02,239 --> 01:10:03,948 Politics is my life. 1071 01:10:04,116 --> 01:10:08,661 You know what? Do yourself a favor. Get out now, while you still can. 1072 01:10:08,829 --> 01:10:10,955 Go into entertainment or business. 1073 01:10:11,123 --> 01:10:14,292 Go open a fucking restaurant in Costa Rica. Anything. 1074 01:10:14,460 --> 01:10:17,128 Do something that's gonna make you happy, okay? 1075 01:10:17,296 --> 01:10:20,215 You stay in this business, you're gonna get jaded. 1076 01:10:20,382 --> 01:10:23,635 Like you. Yeah, just like me. 1077 01:10:24,720 --> 01:10:27,722 You knew I was gonna fucking tell Paul, didn't you? 1078 01:10:28,474 --> 01:10:32,310 No, I didn't know. I thought you might, but I didn't know. 1079 01:10:32,478 --> 01:10:35,897 You knew I was gonna tell him, and you knew he was gonna fire me. 1080 01:10:36,065 --> 01:10:38,608 That's the thing about Paul. He's big on loyalty. 1081 01:10:38,776 --> 01:10:41,486 Yeah, I know. I just got a big speech on it. 1082 01:10:43,906 --> 01:10:45,573 You were never gonna hire me. 1083 01:10:45,991 --> 01:10:49,202 Put yourself in my shoes, Steve. 1084 01:10:49,370 --> 01:10:53,248 Your opponent has the best media mind in the country working for his team. 1085 01:10:53,415 --> 01:10:54,791 What are you gonna do? 1086 01:10:56,335 --> 01:10:59,254 You're either gonna hire him, or you're gonna work it 1087 01:10:59,421 --> 01:11:02,548 so if you can't have him, the other team can't either. 1088 01:11:03,259 --> 01:11:06,344 This is a win-win situation for me. 1089 01:11:06,845 --> 01:11:10,473 You come work for me, great. Paul doesn't have you. 1090 01:11:10,641 --> 01:11:13,434 Then again, Paul fires you, I don't want you, fine. 1091 01:11:13,602 --> 01:11:15,645 Paul still doesn't have you. 1092 01:11:16,146 --> 01:11:18,106 Either way, I win. 1093 01:11:18,607 --> 01:11:21,526 And the moment I got you to sit down in that chair... 1094 01:11:23,112 --> 01:11:25,196 I knew I'd won. This is-- 1095 01:11:25,698 --> 01:11:28,157 It's my life that you're talking about. 1096 01:11:28,325 --> 01:11:32,537 It doesn't make me happy doing this. Don't think it gives me any pleasure. 1097 01:11:32,705 --> 01:11:35,748 No, I'm sorry for you. I really am. 1098 01:11:39,378 --> 01:11:40,878 Take care of yourself. 1099 01:12:12,286 --> 01:12:14,162 The third floor. I'm coming to you. 1100 01:12:26,050 --> 01:12:27,467 Nothing. 1101 01:12:30,220 --> 01:12:32,347 No. No, ma'am. She's not breathing. 1102 01:12:33,182 --> 01:12:36,267 I don't know. Fifteen minutes. 1103 01:12:47,613 --> 01:12:49,405 Do you know her? 1104 01:12:54,119 --> 01:12:56,037 She's gone. 1105 01:12:57,456 --> 01:12:59,499 I'm sorry, what? 1106 01:12:59,958 --> 01:13:01,793 Oh, yes, now, I can hear them now. 1107 01:13:05,589 --> 01:13:07,090 We're on the third floor. 1108 01:13:08,425 --> 01:13:09,467 Yes. 1109 01:13:11,387 --> 01:13:13,387 Yes, ma'am. 1110 01:13:54,096 --> 01:13:55,763 Um... 1111 01:13:55,931 --> 01:13:58,933 Where are you? It's, uh-- It's 4-something. 1112 01:13:59,101 --> 01:14:01,811 They're gonna close up in a few minutes. 1113 01:14:03,689 --> 01:14:06,774 - Stephen, it's Ben. - Listen, what the fuck? 1114 01:14:06,942 --> 01:14:08,860 Jesus. What are you gonna do? 1115 01:14:12,656 --> 01:14:16,033 Stephen, um, I just heard from Ben. 1116 01:14:16,201 --> 01:14:18,244 Please don't do anything fucked up. 1117 01:14:18,412 --> 01:14:20,913 Goddamn it, you motherfucker, pick up the phone. 1118 01:14:21,081 --> 01:14:22,790 Don't do this. 1119 01:14:26,837 --> 01:14:29,130 I'm not going away. 1120 01:14:35,888 --> 01:14:39,557 The coroner stated that based on evidence found in that hotel room, 1121 01:14:39,725 --> 01:14:41,392 this was an accidental overdose, 1122 01:14:41,560 --> 01:14:43,811 a lethal cocktail of alcohol and drugs. 1123 01:14:44,396 --> 01:14:47,899 Police Chief Darryl Matthews has called for a full investigation 1124 01:14:48,066 --> 01:14:51,694 pending a toxicology report, which could take up to two weeks. 1125 01:14:51,862 --> 01:14:53,863 Just a terrible, terrible situation 1126 01:14:54,031 --> 01:14:57,617 for the former senator, now-DNC chairman Jack Stearns 1127 01:14:57,784 --> 01:14:59,577 and his family. 1128 01:15:22,559 --> 01:15:24,602 I want on the ticket. 1129 01:15:25,437 --> 01:15:28,940 You need me on that ticket, and you could use my delegates. 1130 01:15:30,859 --> 01:15:32,777 And you need them before Tuesday. 1131 01:15:32,945 --> 01:15:35,947 Make a fine story on the Sunday-morning news cycle. 1132 01:15:36,114 --> 01:15:39,617 So I expect to hear from you by noon tomorrow 1133 01:15:39,785 --> 01:15:42,954 or I endorse Pullman and take that Cabinet seat. 1134 01:15:50,796 --> 01:15:53,297 Anything else you wanna talk about, Stephen? 1135 01:16:09,314 --> 01:16:13,693 - The entire staff is... - We're in a state of shock. 1136 01:16:13,860 --> 01:16:18,072 We send our condolences to Jack and Joanna Stearns and their family. 1137 01:16:18,240 --> 01:16:20,199 Of course, our hearts go out to them. 1138 01:16:20,367 --> 01:16:23,160 It's hard to imagine what they must be going through. 1139 01:16:24,329 --> 01:16:28,332 What we know right now is that it appears to have been a drug-- 1140 01:16:28,500 --> 01:16:31,377 An accidental prescription overdose. 1141 01:16:31,545 --> 01:16:34,505 - Ida? - Is suicide ruled out? 1142 01:16:34,673 --> 01:16:36,966 We have no reason to believe-- 1143 01:16:37,134 --> 01:16:41,262 I don't think we have that information, but there will be a full investigation. 1144 01:16:41,430 --> 01:16:43,931 We just wanted to say that our hearts go out, 1145 01:16:44,099 --> 01:16:47,351 our prayers go out, to the entire family. 1146 01:16:47,519 --> 01:16:50,605 She really is-- She was part of our family. 1147 01:16:50,772 --> 01:16:52,607 Yeah. Did you know her well? 1148 01:16:52,774 --> 01:16:54,400 Not well, but I did know her. 1149 01:16:54,568 --> 01:16:57,069 And what I saw was a hard-working young woman 1150 01:16:57,237 --> 01:16:59,864 with a great spirit. 1151 01:17:00,907 --> 01:17:04,076 It's just a sad day for the campaign. 1152 01:17:04,244 --> 01:17:06,787 And it's a sad day for those of us who know Jack. 1153 01:17:06,955 --> 01:17:09,540 Governor, how long has she interned for you? 1154 01:17:09,708 --> 01:17:13,085 Uh... You wanna...? Yeah. 1155 01:17:15,672 --> 01:17:18,466 She had only been on the road with us for a few weeks. 1156 01:17:18,634 --> 01:17:21,719 Maybe four weeks, I think. I can check. 1157 01:17:22,012 --> 01:17:26,182 Will you be continuing with your schedule today? 1158 01:17:26,350 --> 01:17:28,684 Yes, we will most certainly stay on schedule. 1159 01:18:55,772 --> 01:18:58,733 Seems like you have something you wanna talk to me about. 1160 01:19:01,361 --> 01:19:03,320 Does it seem that way? 1161 01:19:06,825 --> 01:19:09,869 If you have something you wanna get off your chest, 1162 01:19:10,036 --> 01:19:11,829 then why don't you? 1163 01:19:12,622 --> 01:19:15,750 How about I do the talking and you do the listening? 1164 01:19:17,669 --> 01:19:19,462 Okay. 1165 01:19:19,921 --> 01:19:23,340 As of tomorrow, there's gonna be a few changes to your campaign. 1166 01:19:23,508 --> 01:19:27,178 Paul's out. I'm your senior campaign manager. 1167 01:19:27,888 --> 01:19:29,889 I'll draft a statement. 1168 01:19:30,056 --> 01:19:33,309 "The campaign got to a point where we needed to make changes." 1169 01:19:33,477 --> 01:19:36,687 You can put your own words in there. Why would I do that? 1170 01:19:36,855 --> 01:19:38,898 Because you wanna win. 1171 01:19:39,649 --> 01:19:42,026 Because you broke the only rule in politics. 1172 01:19:42,694 --> 01:19:43,986 You wanna be president? 1173 01:19:44,154 --> 01:19:47,031 You can start a war, you can lie, you can cheat, 1174 01:19:47,199 --> 01:19:51,869 you can bankrupt the country, but you can't fuck the interns. 1175 01:19:52,913 --> 01:19:54,997 They'll get you for that. 1176 01:19:56,875 --> 01:19:59,335 What do you think you have, Stephen? 1177 01:19:59,503 --> 01:20:03,380 Troubled young girl tells you a story. Troubled young pregnant girl 1178 01:20:03,548 --> 01:20:06,717 That what she told you? who needed cash for an abortion. 1179 01:20:06,885 --> 01:20:08,010 You give her money? 1180 01:20:08,178 --> 01:20:11,388 Maybe she needed cash and you were the perfect guy to hit up. 1181 01:20:11,556 --> 01:20:14,183 Is that your best play? You need a job that bad? 1182 01:20:14,351 --> 01:20:17,561 You come in here with your dick in your hand? You got nothing. 1183 01:20:17,729 --> 01:20:19,480 Then how did I get in here? 1184 01:20:20,649 --> 01:20:24,151 You're right, Mike, there's nothing. No voice messages, no texts, 1185 01:20:24,319 --> 01:20:26,403 no e-mails, no pictures, no tape. 1186 01:20:26,571 --> 01:20:29,114 And yet I'm standing right here. 1187 01:20:29,282 --> 01:20:31,784 Yeah, well, go home. 1188 01:20:32,577 --> 01:20:33,911 She left a note. 1189 01:20:42,712 --> 01:20:46,257 How would you know that? I was cleaning up your mess. 1190 01:20:46,633 --> 01:20:49,760 I took her phone, and I found a note. 1191 01:20:49,928 --> 01:20:52,263 I thought it was an accident. I don't know. 1192 01:20:52,430 --> 01:20:55,766 You're gonna have to tell me. You're the last person she called. 1193 01:20:57,602 --> 01:21:00,563 Note says she's pregnant, got an abortion, 1194 01:21:00,730 --> 01:21:03,065 and doesn't wanna hurt you. 1195 01:21:03,233 --> 01:21:06,360 Then why would she leave a note that could only do that? 1196 01:21:06,528 --> 01:21:08,070 Because she's 20. 1197 01:21:11,199 --> 01:21:15,494 What do you want? Paul's gone. Today. 1198 01:21:15,662 --> 01:21:18,706 I set a meeting with Thompson. You promise him the ticket. 1199 01:21:18,874 --> 01:21:22,626 You get 356 pledged delegates, you get North Carolina, 1200 01:21:22,794 --> 01:21:24,044 you take office, 1201 01:21:24,212 --> 01:21:27,006 and make right what so many people have made wrong. 1202 01:21:27,173 --> 01:21:30,634 All the things we both believe in. I don't believe in extortion. 1203 01:21:30,802 --> 01:21:33,721 I don't believe in tying myself to you for eight years. 1204 01:21:33,889 --> 01:21:36,599 Four years. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. 1205 01:21:38,476 --> 01:21:39,643 Huh. 1206 01:21:44,566 --> 01:21:46,275 What were you doing in her room? 1207 01:21:46,443 --> 01:21:48,652 Housekeeping before you made Page 1. 1208 01:21:48,820 --> 01:21:52,031 You were fired, you were out. What were you doing in her room? 1209 01:21:52,198 --> 01:21:53,991 I was fixing a situation. 1210 01:21:54,826 --> 01:21:57,661 Someone from the hotel thought I could help and called. 1211 01:21:57,829 --> 01:21:59,496 So you were off the campaign, 1212 01:21:59,664 --> 01:22:03,542 but you thought it was important to fix things? 1213 01:22:08,548 --> 01:22:11,258 It was your voice the other night on the phone. 1214 01:22:12,385 --> 01:22:14,678 You were fucking her. 1215 01:22:15,180 --> 01:22:17,181 What'd you do, Stephen? 1216 01:22:19,726 --> 01:22:24,021 I lent her money and gave her a ride. I bet you did. 1217 01:22:25,190 --> 01:22:26,982 There's no note. 1218 01:22:27,692 --> 01:22:29,693 Okay, there's no note. Show it to me. 1219 01:22:29,861 --> 01:22:32,196 You think I brought it here? 1220 01:22:32,364 --> 01:22:34,531 That's how people get hurt. 1221 01:22:42,332 --> 01:22:44,625 Okay, let's play this out. 1222 01:22:46,044 --> 01:22:49,797 You're not wearing a wire, because everything you suggested is illegal. 1223 01:22:49,965 --> 01:22:52,549 And you wouldn't fare too well in federal prison. 1224 01:22:53,551 --> 01:22:56,804 You were fucking her, and she told you about her situation. 1225 01:22:56,972 --> 01:22:59,640 There are no records or conversations between us, 1226 01:22:59,808 --> 01:23:02,977 and since she's had an abortion, there's no DNA evidence. 1227 01:23:04,187 --> 01:23:06,063 So if there's no note... 1228 01:23:07,399 --> 01:23:09,733 then it's your word against mine. 1229 01:23:11,444 --> 01:23:13,278 Your word. 1230 01:23:13,446 --> 01:23:17,408 A fired, disgruntled employee. 1231 01:23:17,575 --> 01:23:19,660 Or a sitting governor. 1232 01:23:24,207 --> 01:23:26,291 There's no note. 1233 01:23:29,754 --> 01:23:31,755 It's your call, governor. 1234 01:24:23,433 --> 01:24:26,226 Paul, you got a minute? Yeah. 1235 01:25:23,284 --> 01:25:25,244 How much could a shake-up like this, 1236 01:25:25,411 --> 01:25:27,955 days before the Ohio primary, hurt a campaign? 1237 01:25:28,623 --> 01:25:31,667 I asked Paul Zara how his firing could help the candidate. 1238 01:25:31,835 --> 01:25:35,420 The governor and I felt that in light of these changing numbers 1239 01:25:35,588 --> 01:25:38,382 that it was best to put a new face on the campaign. 1240 01:25:38,550 --> 01:25:41,718 Stephen is very talented, uh, very smart. 1241 01:25:55,441 --> 01:26:00,529 You always hear people talk about events out of sequence, 1242 01:26:00,697 --> 01:26:02,573 the order of things. 1243 01:26:08,079 --> 01:26:10,539 There is no greater grief 1244 01:26:11,583 --> 01:26:14,751 than a parent laying their child to rest. 1245 01:26:18,631 --> 01:26:23,093 She was a little girl trying to make it in a very grown-up world. 1246 01:26:23,678 --> 01:26:26,555 A world where every mistake is magnified. 1247 01:26:26,723 --> 01:26:31,435 And she was smart and pretty and so, so young. 1248 01:26:35,773 --> 01:26:38,317 Father, you ask us to accept God's plan, 1249 01:26:38,484 --> 01:26:41,111 to not question his judgment. 1250 01:26:41,654 --> 01:26:46,283 With all due respect, I don't accept this judgment. 1251 01:26:46,451 --> 01:26:48,952 She made the world better. 1252 01:26:51,414 --> 01:26:53,415 Not just for me, 1253 01:26:54,876 --> 01:26:57,461 but for everyone she touched. 1254 01:27:10,433 --> 01:27:13,060 You should hire Jack for a speechwriter. 1255 01:27:13,645 --> 01:27:15,687 I'll keep it in mind. 1256 01:27:17,899 --> 01:27:21,985 You come here to see me? No. Friends of the family. 1257 01:27:22,612 --> 01:27:24,821 Got her the internship. 1258 01:27:25,865 --> 01:27:27,658 I've known her since she was born. 1259 01:27:29,327 --> 01:27:30,869 I'm sorry. 1260 01:27:33,998 --> 01:27:36,083 Governor couldn't make the flight? 1261 01:27:37,001 --> 01:27:39,253 He's meeting with Thompson. 1262 01:27:39,671 --> 01:27:41,463 Look at you. 1263 01:27:41,631 --> 01:27:43,632 All grown up with tits and all. 1264 01:27:46,427 --> 01:27:47,761 I learned from the best. 1265 01:27:51,808 --> 01:27:55,227 Well, one day we'll grab a beer, and you can tell me 1266 01:27:55,395 --> 01:27:58,063 what you had on the governor that put me out. 1267 01:27:58,523 --> 01:28:01,066 How do you know I didn't have something on you? 1268 01:28:07,991 --> 01:28:09,408 Well, you better get going. 1269 01:28:09,575 --> 01:28:12,536 You have a campaign to run, I've got offices to look at. 1270 01:28:12,704 --> 01:28:14,496 Farragut North? 1271 01:28:15,707 --> 01:28:18,709 Nice consultant firm right off of K Street. 1272 01:28:19,294 --> 01:28:21,211 Million a year. 1273 01:28:21,754 --> 01:28:24,214 No one to fuck you over. 1274 01:28:24,382 --> 01:28:27,217 Sounds relaxing. Doesn't it? 1275 01:28:32,515 --> 01:28:35,392 The right man to lead this great nation of ours 1276 01:28:35,560 --> 01:28:37,394 in these challenging times, 1277 01:28:39,355 --> 01:28:43,734 and the next president of the United States of America, 1278 01:28:43,901 --> 01:28:45,193 Governor Mike Morris. 1279 01:28:46,571 --> 01:28:48,739 We like Mike! 1280 01:28:53,244 --> 01:28:55,912 And let me ask one 1281 01:28:56,581 --> 01:28:59,583 That all of us stand shoulder to shoulder, arm in arm, 1282 01:28:59,751 --> 01:29:01,877 in a united Democratic Party. 1283 01:29:04,005 --> 01:29:09,009 So I strongly urge the 356 loyal delegates 1284 01:29:09,177 --> 01:29:11,511 that I have carried as a badge of honor 1285 01:29:11,679 --> 01:29:13,680 throw their support to the governor. 1286 01:29:13,848 --> 01:29:15,849 Let's put this primary behind us 1287 01:29:16,017 --> 01:29:19,144 and get on with the business of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 1288 01:29:19,312 --> 01:29:20,771 Thank you, God bless you, 1289 01:29:20,938 --> 01:29:23,774 and God bless the United States of America. 1290 01:29:23,941 --> 01:29:25,901 Governor Mike Morris, ladies and gentlemen. 1291 01:29:34,327 --> 01:29:37,245 Senator Thompson, thank you. 1292 01:29:37,997 --> 01:29:39,915 All right, Mr. President! 1293 01:29:40,083 --> 01:29:43,877 Well, the polls aren't quite closed, but I congratulate Senator Pullman 1294 01:29:44,045 --> 01:29:47,923 and his Republican constituents on their win here in Ohio. 1295 01:29:55,223 --> 01:29:58,642 Senator Thompson, I am honored to stand here with you today. 1296 01:29:58,810 --> 01:30:03,146 And I am humbled by your kind words. Thank you. 1297 01:30:04,023 --> 01:30:08,985 Today marks the beginning of a fight between two sets of ideals. 1298 01:30:09,153 --> 01:30:12,322 Either we're gonna move forward, or we're going to live in the past. 1299 01:30:13,825 --> 01:30:16,410 Either we're going to lead the world in technology 1300 01:30:16,577 --> 01:30:20,330 or we are going to bury our heads in the sand. 1301 01:30:20,498 --> 01:30:24,626 The sands of Saudi Arabia, the sands of Iraq. 1302 01:30:27,004 --> 01:30:29,548 Either we're going to let greed and corruption 1303 01:30:29,715 --> 01:30:32,342 ruin our industries and our shorelines 1304 01:30:32,510 --> 01:30:35,387 or we are going to take back our country. 1305 01:30:37,014 --> 01:30:40,183 We are not a nation used to coming in second 1306 01:30:40,351 --> 01:30:42,018 or third. 1307 01:30:42,645 --> 01:30:45,772 - No, it's not decisive. - We still have several contests to go. 1308 01:30:45,940 --> 01:30:48,191 Those states are gonna wanna have their say. 1309 01:30:48,359 --> 01:30:50,235 It looks like we're gonna win Ohio. 1310 01:30:50,403 --> 01:30:53,530 You must concede, sir, that these 356 delegates 1311 01:30:53,698 --> 01:30:55,866 put the pledged delegates out of reach. 1312 01:30:56,033 --> 01:30:58,702 The superdelegates are breaking 3 to 1 for Morris-- 1313 01:30:58,870 --> 01:31:02,456 We still have several contests to go, and Ohio was a big win for us. 1314 01:31:02,623 --> 01:31:04,040 Then do you have the funds? 1315 01:31:04,208 --> 01:31:07,169 Of course we have the funds. We get new donations daily. 1316 01:31:08,463 --> 01:31:10,630 - Hey, Ben? - Yep? 1317 01:31:10,798 --> 01:31:14,176 I was told to talk to you. I'm supposed to get a phone. 1318 01:31:14,343 --> 01:31:17,137 And you are...? Jill Morris. 1319 01:31:17,305 --> 01:31:19,097 No relation. 1320 01:31:19,265 --> 01:31:22,476 You a Bearcat, Jill Morris? No, I'm from Columbus. 1321 01:31:22,643 --> 01:31:24,394 I'm a Buckeye. 1322 01:31:40,411 --> 01:31:42,037 You're making me look bad. 1323 01:31:42,205 --> 01:31:44,539 How so? I filed the story that said 1324 01:31:44,707 --> 01:31:48,084 you're off the campaign and Thompson's going to Pullman. 1325 01:31:48,544 --> 01:31:50,212 Can't believe everything you read. 1326 01:31:51,380 --> 01:31:54,508 Wanna give you an opportunity to comment on my next story. 1327 01:31:54,675 --> 01:31:56,301 It says you delivered Thompson. 1328 01:31:56,469 --> 01:31:59,429 You got the 356 delegates, you delivered the nomination. 1329 01:31:59,597 --> 01:32:01,640 All you asked in return was Paul's job. 1330 01:32:01,807 --> 01:32:04,893 Any chance of you confirming? No press behind this point. 1331 01:32:05,061 --> 01:32:08,480 I'll read about it in the funny papers. Come on, Stephen. 1332 01:32:08,648 --> 01:32:10,607 Aren't we friends anymore? 1333 01:32:13,027 --> 01:32:15,070 You're my best friend, Ida. 1334 01:33:16,674 --> 01:33:20,594 - Jay, this is Sean in New York. - Can you get him to run a mike check? 1335 01:33:24,974 --> 01:33:26,683 If you could count to 10 for me. 1336 01:33:26,851 --> 01:33:29,811 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10. 1337 01:33:29,979 --> 01:33:32,355 Good. Okay. 1338 01:33:45,369 --> 01:33:47,537 Senator Thompson, I am proud 1339 01:33:47,705 --> 01:33:50,707 that you have brought integrity back to this election. 1340 01:33:50,875 --> 01:33:53,460 Because that's what this integrity. 1341 01:33:53,628 --> 01:33:55,545 - Stand by. - Who we are. 1342 01:33:55,713 --> 01:33:58,673 Because how we project ourselves to the world matters. 1343 01:33:58,841 --> 01:34:01,176 Dignity matters. lntegrity matters. 1344 01:34:02,720 --> 01:34:05,221 Our future depends on it. 1345 01:34:05,389 --> 01:34:10,935 Morris! Morris! Morris! 1346 01:34:17,610 --> 01:34:20,278 We have Governor Morris' senior campaign adviser, 1347 01:34:20,446 --> 01:34:23,406 Stephen Meyers, coming to us from Xavier University 1348 01:34:23,574 --> 01:34:26,076 where Senator Thompson has endorsed Governor Morris, 1349 01:34:26,243 --> 01:34:28,787 essentially ending this primary race. 1350 01:34:28,954 --> 01:34:31,039 Stephen, can you give us some insight 1351 01:34:31,207 --> 01:34:33,541 into how this whole thing unfolded?