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Previously on The West Wing:

Santos could take a vacation,
and just let the press

keep hammering me
on this nuclear thing.

JOSH:
Ohio trends Santos!

That's the story of the day.

The voters get to set the terms
of the elections, not us.

They get to decide
what's important, not us.

If I can win California,
can win the country!

We need to be prepared
for a court battle.

You think we're going to win?

I do.

The real decision the American
people have to make

is who do they want as their
next commander in chief.

We're tied.
Holy mother of
God, we got them!

Yes.
We caught them-- whoo!

LOU:
Scotch, please, your best.

I need seven glasses.

And I'll keep
the bottle.

RONNA:
I'd believe we were in Houston

if I saw more
cowboy hats.

Maybe it's
rude indoors.

Maybe it's a stereotype.

RONNA:
Could be Denver,
could be St. Louis.

EDIE:
Chicago.

Phoenix,
Salt Lake City.

All that time we spent
in Salt Lake City.

We have accept the fact

that this is all coming
to an end tomorrow.

And a single tear slips slowly
down your cheek.

Or you can get really hammered.

( all whooping )
Everybody needs to relax,
except you.

Bartender needs
your credit card.

So who's planned out
the future

for the rest
of their lives?
Oh, I want a meal

that doesn't consist of Cheetos
and a Diet Sprite.

I want a pedicure.

I want a job
as a White House speech writer.

RONNA:
Don't say
that out loud.

Bad karma, man.

Oh, then the Cheetos thing
sounds good.

I'd settle for more
than two hours sleep.
Where were we

with the bat loose in the hall
in the middle of the night?

The one you tried to
catch with a pillowcase?

LESTER:
That one.
Portland.

( all talking )
$175 a bottle?

Next time, get a pitcher
of whatever's on tap.

Next time?

Okay, the Congressman is gonna
be wrapping up in L.A.

Who wants to stay sober
long enough

to get the report from Bram?

Thank you
for volunteering, Edie.

( laughter )

I think I'm gonna call it
a night.

Oh, so early?
LESTER:
God created few nights

in life without midnight
rallies, airplane seats

and tracking polls.

I'm gonna enjoy one.

JOSH:
Staff meeting,
6:00 a.m. tomorrow.

We'll go over
new marching orders then.

Good night.
ALL:
Good night.

( light laughter )

Yeah, you know,
I think that's it for me, too,

so I'll send out an e-mail
about L.A.

Later.

Really?
Apparently.

( chuckles )

Should you really be
drinking like that?

Like what?

You're 23 years old,

with a shocking
lack of facial hair.

Do you really want to tell
a grown woman how to drink?

I didn't think so.

Bedtime.

Go ahead, you can
take the bottle if you want.

Yeah.

Me, too.

See you guys in the morning.

How did I miss that?

You might have had
an easier year of it

if you had come onboard.

6:00 tomorrow morning, right?

Yeah.

Wow, Cindy?

Did you know that?

About Ronna and Cindy?

Any of them.

Yes.
Which one?

All of them.

Wow.

Did you ever...
"come onboard?"

No.

Never had a campaign fling?

No.

Do you want another drink?

No.

*

*

( bed creaks )

3:00 a.m.

Yeah.

Did you get any sleep?

A little. You?

Yeah.

You don't have to leave.

I know.

I mean, you don't
have to sneak out.

I wasn't.

I didn't want
to make this awkward.

( chuckling ):
I just did, right?

I was just checking
the news sites.

With a sweater?

For warmth.

Why don't I go get
us some coffee?

How are you feeling?

I really want to
win this thing.

Coffee would be great.

Cream and...

Three sugars.

I already checked AP,
nothing new.

You should take a look
at Reuters.

( machine whirring )

Scotch, Otto,
exercise.

You should rehydrate.

I was hoping to escape
you people for a little while.

Yeah, well, the front
desk clerk gave you up.

What'd he say-- "Lou Thornton
is down on the treadmill.

Go seek her out?"

No, he said he opened
the gym for a lady

with liquor breath
and crazy eyes.

What do you got there?

Ah. Vinick made
a crack last night

about the
Congressman's lack

of foreign policy
experience in Cleveland.

Well, it's hard
to effectively fire back at him

on Election Day.
Yeah.

Only two and
a half hours

before the polls
open in the East.

( softly ):
Yeah.

( elevator dings )

OTTO:
"Tonight, I am both honored
and humbled

by the certitude..."

Hey.

No one actually uses
the word "certitude."

Not really.
No.

You couldn't
sleep, either?

Final pass at the victory
and concession speeches.

It was either this
or a solitaire tournament

with the Advance guys.

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.
Welcome to the club.

No one can sleep.
Evidently.

You see Reuters?

Vinick suggested
the Congressman

couldn't handle the
crisis in Kazakhstan

at some event
last night.

A response from the Congressman
won't do much good now,

but we've got Bartlet cabinet
members across the country

doing satellite spin
this morning.

They can mention
our guy's military experience.

Alright, great.

Tell me you found
my pantyhose.

( door opens )

Thank you.

This is it.

Wow. It's less glamorous
than I imagined.

We sold the leather couches
for our last media buy.

( laughs ):
Funny man.

Pretty witty.

Makes me want to...

I should check the fax.

JANE:
I already did.

You had nothing better to do
at 4:00 in the morning?

Apparently not.

Uh, Jane Braun, Carrie...

( chuckles ):
Marino.

Hi.
Nice to meet you.

Senator hit Santos
on Kazakhstan last night.

Yeah, I saw.

Maybe too little too late.

Well, it was worth a shot.

When's he landing?

Hour and a half at LAX,
then up to Santa Paula to vote.

Uh, bathroom?

Oh, it's, uh...

Oh, second door
on your left.
Thank you.

She's cute.

Yeah.

Little young.
Yale grad.

Almost grad.

Couldn't sleep.

Oh, sure.

God, I hate the waiting.

Say something.

Nothing to say.

Ah, someone should be telling me
to change my shirt,

or not to change the health care
section of the stump speech,

or at least
where we're going next.

We're going to the
polling place to vote

and then home.

Stump speech?

Delivered for
the last time.

And, uh, we're not
running late?

Right on time.

Unbelievable.

Hey, you look great.

I changed.

Yeah, I noticed.

Thanks.

Teddy's got the war room
up and running?

Yeah.

I didn't want
to be wearing

the same clothes
as last night.

Right.

How's our, um, "Get Out
the Vote" effort looking?

Great, I hope.

You don't have to worry,

a lot of people are gonna be
doing the walk of shame today.

Not that what
we did was shameful,

or is shameful,
that's not what I meant.

So?

Just about everything
we talked about.

250,000 volunteers
nationwide,

knocking on doors, ready
to escort voters to the polls.

Great, where are
the surrogates?

We've got top-tier surrogates
doing morning news shows

in Ohio, Florida,
Pennsylvania,
Texas and California.

Russell?

The Vice President's
in Colorado today,

but he's available
for satellites.

Griffith, Atkins and Baker
are all available

to pick up and fly
wherever we need them,

depending on what
the exit polls tell us.

Hispanic vote?

Radio spots targeting
largely Hispanic counties

in California and Florida,

and the Congressman will
hit Texas this afternoon

with some
drive-time radio.

Right.

We got it completely
handled, Josh.

Thank you.

Really?

Really.

Well, this is it,
the wait begins.

Well, it's about that time
for you to do your thing.

My thing?

Thank the troops.

Mm...

You did realize you were gonna
have to do that, right?

Right, right.

Uh, hey... everyone.

Gather 'round.

Uh, I didn't know most of you
before last January.

And, uh...

Wow, it's been a long 11 months.

I hope you've all
learned a lot.

I know that I learned
a few things from you.

For instance, I didn't
know that I would

need to explain
that we don't do shout-outs

during radio interviews

and we don't encourage
our college buddies

to hurl expletives
at our opponent.

Who was responsible

for that thing in Dubuque,
anyway-- who was it?

Dave.

Dave. Dave, take a bow.

You fired him.

Well... wherever you are,

thanks for the lesson.

Um...

Uh, it's...

...a special day.

The high point in your
young, impressionable lives.

So go, take a few minutes
to enjoy it.

And then call your
family and friends.

Make sure they voted.

Actually, ask them about the
lines at their polling precincts

so we know if our
"Get Out the Vote" is working.

They can report any
harassment, anything weird.

Or if it's snowing,
whatever.

They can tell you that.

I'm serious. Call them.

Good group.
Yeah.

in there somewhere.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

Okeydokey.

Polls open in five...

four, three,

two...

made it's final stop of the
election season this morning

here in Santa Paula, California.

Senator Vinick returns to his
hometown with a different goal:

to be elected President
of the United States.

( knock at door )
Come in.

The citizens of Santa Paula
have gathered this morning

to watch their favorite son
cast his ballot

in one of the closest
presidential...

Breakfast.

Are we going steady?

You called me.

The speeches.
You approved
them already--

one if we win, one if we lose.

I think we might
need another one.

Isn't it pretty
black and white?

We've placed a lot of
emphasis on the Congressman

being the first
Hispanic candidate.

We might need one in case he
doesn't sweep the Hispanic vote.

Okay.
You know,
be prepared.

Great.

Are you waiting for a hug
or something?

REPORTER:
...isn't going to go down
without a fight.

Voter turnout
all over the United States

is expected to be up this year.

Thank you.

California, Nevada,
Washington and Idaho--

polls are now open everywhere,
people.

Alaska and Hawaii
aren't open yet.

The two states on
which the outcome

of the presidential
race so often depends.
Yeah.

Right, like Idaho
was ever the linchpin.

The Senator's voting,

then he's meeting his daughter
for breakfast.

Is anybody else ready
to order lunch?

The sun came up
an hour ago.

I'm starving--
the Hispanic turnout in Florida?

Governor Swenson's
been out all morning.

We've got 10,000 volunteers
in Jacksonville, Orlando,

Tampa and Miami.

And "Get Out the Vote"?

What's this?
He's just voting now?

JANE:
It's 9:00 a.m. in Texas already.

He missed the early morning
coverage in the East.

Yeah, but he cut into our
California coverage perfectly.

REPORTER:
He's voting.

They all switched from Vinick
to Santos.

Lou's a genius.

How was last night?

He changed the health care
portion of the stump again,

but otherwise, 45,000 screaming
devotees, kind of cult-like.

How is he today?

Eh, he's relaxed.

You're kidding?

No, it's kind of weird, calm.

We're heading
back to the house after this.

How long
until the first exit polls?

Couple of hours.

I can't tell you how badly
I need a shower, dude.

Four rallies in four states,
four buses,

three flights--
you can probably smell me...

Hold on.

Boston! We need turnout
in Boston, huge turnout.

Vinick's gonna win
western Massachusetts.

He's probably gonna take
Cape Cod.

We need to run up the score
in Boston.
Yeah.

It's raining.
Yeah, well,
she beat you to the punch,

though we were already

monitoring road conditions
and traffic patterns.

Massachusetts field ops called,

said they're distributing
umbrellas so volunteers

can escort voters
from their cars

to the polling places.

Well, should we do
some additional...
Drive-time, absolutely.

Scheduled for... 3:00.

National Weather Service said

there's another high-pressure
system coming through

that should stop the rain
by 2:00.

Good news is,
showers should linger

over the Berkshires, slowing
down any Vinick supporters

still getting out
there to the polls.

Now, we're getting new weather
models every half hour.

You want to see them?
No, we're fine.

Don't need
it, thanks.

Josh, we are completely
and totally under control.

We've been planning this
for five months.

This is Teddy.

You know what?
What?

I was in the
elevator today...
Uh-huh.

...and I was talking to a
man who didn't even know

it was Election Day.

( dialing )

Jeremy, ride the elevator
for a few hours.

Anyone from Houston,
remind them to vote.

You know, I was thinking
this morning,

we should do
an additional speech.

Mm-hmm.
One in the event...

that the popular vote...
Hispanic vote draft, if
you want to take a look.

...is different from
electoral college vote.

Another if...
No, I got you.

What you want is two speeches:
one if we win electoral

and lose the popular,

and the other
if vice versa happens, yeah?
Yeah.

Two more.
Two more.
Do two.

You're right.

Hey.

Hey.

I'm sorry,
what's your name?

Drew.

What are you doing
right now?

Bram asked me to make sure
everything's going smoothly

for the party tonight.

Oh.

They're about
to start doing

some sound checks
in the ballroom.

Cool.

Do you mind
if I come along?

No, sure.

If you're heading toward
my office with those,

you should rethink
your course.

Illustrious job offers.
Talk to me about
the election.

No word yet
on the exit polls.

I just checked with Will.
Fine.

Margaret's been
setting up meetings

with potential
future employers.

I took it upon myself
to do some research.

She's supposed to
schedule them in January.

CEOs are busy people.

They schedule their January
meetings in November.

Board of Directors at
Johnson & Johnson,

Lockheed Martin, Boeing, SBC,

president of corporate
human resources at GE.

Kennedy School
is looking for a new Dean.

Everyone wants you.

You really think today's
the day for this?

One has offices in Prague,

though you have to be fluent
in Czech.

Another one, a company jet.

Not Air Force One,
but not bad.

A lot of them have great
stock options,

something you should look into.

Suckers could be
worth something someday.

( slams papers on surface )

*

( rock music playing )

3,000 people have
been invited.

JOSH:
30,000 are gonna try and make it
through the door.

Well, security is setting up
overflow areas outside.

Is that the Foo Fighters?

Um, Foo Fighters.
Yeah.

( Foo Fighters playing )

It's not
the Foo Fighters.

Yeah, that is them.

We've actually got nine
performers doing sets

from 7:00 to
midnight, so...

I love... Foo Fighters.
( phone rings )

* Pin me down...

These guys voted, right?

( phone ringing )

Josh Lyman.

DONNA:
Where are you?

In the Grand Ballroom.
Supervising.

I've been looking for you.

Yeah, I-I didn't know
if you needed some space, or...

Come upstairs. We just got
the first round of exit polls.

What?

The exit polls-- they're here.

Where are the kids?

School. It's a Tuesday.

Kind of a big day.

They'll be
home by 3:00.

What do I do
here all day?

You could sleep.

Oh, I don't think so.

Come on.

I don't think I
can close my eyes.

Then we'll find
something else to do.

What do we got?

I got you something.

A gift?

Whatever.

Markers?
Mm-hmm.

Blue markers!
Check it out,
see for yourself.

Really?
Mm-hmm.

North Carolina,
we're up by one.

Uh-huh. Up by two
in Georgia.

Georgia,
Georgia?

Look at Louisiana
and Virginia.
Georgia, Georgia.

All over the South,
we are in it.

Military voters
are going for Santos.

Or the Republican values voters
are staying home.

We're, uh, only
up by six in
Massachusetts.

Isn't that a little low?

It's raining.
It's raining.

Ahead by 12 points
in New York, seven
in New Jersey.

LOU:
Dead even
in Texas.

It's still early.

Are we really
playing in the South?

And Maryland, Vermont,
Connecticut, Delaware.

I think we can put most
of the Northeast in our pocket.

Hey, cautious
optimism.

( sighs )

Your face is frozen
in an odd way.

Unattractively?

Not entirely.

I think my head's
gonna explode.

Maybe we should take a walk
or something,

try to de-stress a little

before the next numbers
come out.

You want to take a walk?

Or something?

You want some water?

You have a bottle
over there?

Tap water.

No, thanks.

But thank you.

Do you mind if I turn on the
TV, see if there's any news?

Please.

At least I didn't bring
my Blackberry to bed.

It could be worse.

Less romantic, I mean.

Got it.

This may sound silly.

No. What?

I'm worried about that new law
in Minnesota, prohibiting media

and pollsters within 100 feet
of polling places.

That's certainly less romantic.

I was looking at some
of the county data earlier.

In Dakota County,
Republicans have a 16% edge

in registered voters,

but the exit polls show
us leading by 8%.

I wonder if the law
is affecting the accuracy

of the numbers
we're getting.

Am I just being paranoid?

I'm just... being paranoid.
Forget it.

( touch tone beeps )

Hey,

can you pull all the numbers
coming out of Minnesota?

Thanks.

( knock at door )

Speedy.

Hello?

Hello?
JOSH:
Uh...

Hang on.

Do you have Donna?

JOSH:
Uh...

What?

Do you have Donna?

Have her?

Do you know where she is?

Um...

yeah.

( Josh laughs )

Is Josh in there?
Yeah.

Can you tell Donna, Lou needs
her to do some spin on MSNBC?

And I have Minnesota
numbers for you.

( whispers ):
Donna?
Yeah.

( belt buckles clinking,
sheets fluffing )

Up one in South Carolina,
two in Tennessee.

Solidly ahead in Alabama,
Arkansas and Mississippi,

but only up by one
in California.

We got to keep
him moving today.

San Diego, Dana Point,
Newport Beach, Los Angeles.

And we need
to schedule some drive time.

Well, between stops,
while he's traveling.

Annie?
Yeah.

These Minnesota numbers are off.

We should have more of an edge

than's showing up
in the exit polls.

Dakota County has Santos
leading by eight points.

It's the youth vote.
It's up 14% across the state.

Mostly going Democrat.
It's throwing off our numbers.

But that should taper off

as working people vote
on the way home.

I shouldn't worry, right?

You shouldn't.

Superstitious.

One of my election day
good luck routines.

One of?

You met Carrie already.

Senator Arnold Vinick
continued campaigning

through his home state
this afternoon, hosting events

in towns along the coast
of Southern California...

Where else has
he been today?

Rally in San Diego,
meet and greet in Dana Point.

What did his public schedule say
for the day?

Voting and breakfast
in Santa Paula.

We should have
the Congressman in California.

Little late in the game
for that.

150,000 square miles
in the state of California.

13 million voters.

We can't exactly plant him
in a mall with a megaphone

and hope
he reaches some undecideds.

That's what Vinick's doing.

TEDDY:
Donna's already doing spin

at the networks,
and the Congressman is scheduled

to hit L.A. and the Bay area
with some drive-time radio.

Leo have an impact in Akron?

I heard 17,000
voters didn't budge
when the skies opened up

and started dumping buckets
of water down on them.

Everything's fine, Josh.
We'll reach those undecideds.

Oh, well, I think
we already have.

New exit polls are in.

BRAM:
Mm-hmm. Illinois.

South Carolina?
Are you kidding?

Alright, thanks, Edie.

Yeah, I'll
let him know.

So?

We're up four in Colorado,
five in Connecticut,

three in Illinois,
seven in Maryland.

Pennsylvania, Michigan?
Both by two.

And we moved ahead
in California.

( sighs )

You want to tell
him, or should I?

He's asleep.

R-Really?

Really.

Well, should we wake him up?

No. The kids'll be here
any minute.

Let him sleep.

MAYER:
Down by three
in South Carolina.

That can't be right.
Down by two in California.

DONNA:
Of course
we're feeling great, Adam.

Are you watching this?

We're ahead in North Carolina
and South Carolina.

When's the last time a Democrat
played in that region?

I'm not even sure
I was born yet.

Has everyone seen
these numbers
out of Syracuse?

Yeah, the Senator's winning

with 53% of
the vote.

That should be somewhere
around 65%. Excuse me.

154 electoral votes

if the states were being called
right now.

BRUNO:
Including Florida?

No. So, well, 181
if we're being optimistic.

And are we being
optimistic?

Vermont turnout's down 15%.

New Hampshire, Minnesota...

Something's not right here.

Okay, based on exit polls,
I've got 201.

With or without Texas?

TEDDY:
Without.

We could be at 235?

Nuclear accident came in handy.

JANE ( on TV ):
Absolutely not.

We're encouraged
by the strong showing

in the Midwest and West, John.

Turnout's up 6%
in California alone.

I think voters want a change,

and they know
Arnold Vinick can deliver...

Someone didn't see
the exit polling.

They call it spin
for a reason.

Hey, how's that
adolescent part of
you feeling now?

Happier, thanks.

Did you hear some
of the junior staffers talking

about what kind of posters
they want to hang up

on their White
House walls?

Who was doing that?

Couple guys with accents
in Advance.

These Minnesota numbers
still don't make any sense.

Don't sweat Dakota County.

As long as we're pounding Vinick
in the 4th and 5th districts,

we're golden.

Hey, stranger.

What's it been,
about eight hours?

I saw your briefing
this morning.

Apple cider and lame duck
jokes-- that all you got?

As opposed to you,
whose day seems to include

watching briefings on C-SPAN

and roaming the halls
to gossip about them.

I try to prevent war in
East Asia, too, but...

I apparently get
to look for a job.

In the Santos
administration?

Exit polls are reading to me
that way so far.

Would you want to
stay in Communications?

I'm not sure I want to stay
in the federal government.

Consulting work
is big, I hear.

I'm actually feeling a little
sentimental about California.

California?

The local political work.

There's something romantic
about it, really.

Romantic?

Overseeing a mayoral race

in a city that needs
a breath of fresh air.

Sounds nice.

I'm gonna...

You okay?

Yeah, fine.

Keep me updated
on the exit polls.

ANNABETH:
That's what I said.

Listen to this.

"With victory assured in
Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania,

"Matthew Santos
should be preparing

to lend his image to
the history books."

JOSH:
What is that?
A blog.

It goes on to call him
our first Latino President.

They don't say candidate?
RONNA:
President.

Good photo.

So, they're calling it
in three states even though

the polls don't close
in the West for four more hours?

They should
burn in hell.

LOU:
They're just checking out
the same data we are.

Posting raw exit poll data

without any explanation
or analysis--

it's irresponsible
and dangerous.

ANNABETH:
It's worse
for Vinick.

They're already calling him
a loser.

The last thing we want,
Democrats in Oregon

and California thinking they
don't need to go to the polls

because Santos already
has it in the bag.

Yeah. Or Vinick supporters
turning out in droves

for some last-ditch resurgence.

Will you please. Anybody
who's checking out exit polling

on a blog voted first thing
this morning at 6:45 a.m.

Not if the nets pick them up
and report it as news.

LOU:
Which they're not gonna do.

Do you really think
somebody's gonna look

at Bernard's Blogland
and mistake

what they see
for network news?

I think
it could affect turnout, yeah.

How big do you think
the readership

of Bernard's Blogland is?

Four years ago,
Bartlet won New Mexico

with only 6,000 votes.

Call the networks
and make sure that...

Don't, don't, don't.

JOSH:
Is anybody else seeing
these numbers

coming out of New England?

Turnout is down 15% in Vermont?

Josh.
How can we

be up in South Carolina,

and not get people
to the polls in Vermont?!

We got long
lines in Ohio.

We're sending Porta Pottis to
democratic districts down there

so the people don't leave,
but the numbers are still low.

We're losing in Maine,

a state that Bartlet won
with 67% of the vote.

The Latino vote in Florida
isn't turning out,

but in Rhode Island,

they're coming out
of the woodwork,

Minnesota...
Josh!

( heavy sigh )

( sighs )

( panting )

This is Texas.

Shouldn't it be warm?

Not in November.

What are you doing out here?

I've been appointed.

To what?

Make sure you're okay.

I'm fine.

Make sure your head's
not actually gonna explode.

These numbers aren't adding up.

They never do.

You've been working 18, 20
hour days for the last year.

Yeah.

It's here.

There's nothing to do, but
let it run its course.

There's nothing left to do,
Josh.

( sighs )

we don't want to get caught
with our pants down.

So let me make sure
we have this.

We need one if he wins,
one if he loses,

one if he loses
the Latino vote,

one if he wins the electoral
vote but loses the popular vote,

one if he loses the electoral
vote but wins the popular vote,

and one if he loses
his home state.

Right.

What if two of those things
happen simultaneously?

What if he loses his home state

and the Latino vote
and still wins?

That, too, then.

What are we
talking about?

The speeches.

Yeah, we should have one
in case the race

is too close
to call.

Polls are about to close
on the East Coast.

We should get in there.

( clears throat )
Hey.

Hey.

I, um, sort of walked
away from you before.

It got weird
all of the sudden.

Yeah.

Was it something
about California?

No.

California is a
lovely state.

Doesn't mean
I have to move there.

What?

If it means you and I
would have to end...

No. God, no.

If you're planning
on staying in D.C....

I would never ask you to...

I could stay, too.
stay with me.

You spend the night at my house
more often than not.

Which makes me...?

A really good date.

( chuckles )

I'm not like you.

I don't live and die
with the Democratic Party.

I want to see the next
president through this crisis

in Kazakhstan, whoever he is.

You keep saying that, "the next
President, whoever he is."

Yeah, well,
the NSC is a non-partisan...

Did you vote for Vinick?

You voted for Arnold Vinick?

Hasn't stopped looking at those
numbers for three hours.

Hope springs eternal.

Maybe you...
Yeah.

East Coast polls are closing
in a few minutes.

In South Carolina,
Santos up by four,

the African-American population
has been oversampled.

They represent 34 percent
of the interviews,

and only 29 percent
of the voters.

Bruno...
In Pennsylvania,

women are oversampled.

The numbers are wrong.

Look, we're also losing
in North Dakota,

a state that's gone Republican
for the last 40 years.

And that doesn't give
you a moment's pause?

What are you gonna do
after this?

Minnesota, fifth district,
the most Democratic district

in the state-- Bartlet won it
with 71 percent four years ago,

Santos is only
pulling in 54 percent.

This isn't over.

We could be
winning this.

You've done
a hell of a job here.

The nuclear thing,

there's no way you could have
anticipated that.

MOYER ( on TV ):
But, for now, in a few seconds,

six states will close
their polls.

Once all the precincts
in those states are closed,

we'll be able to start
bringing you the results

of this election.

It has been a long
and formidable campaign,

and it's all coming to a close.

We will get you all the
information you need to know

as quickly as possible.

Right now, we can project

that Senator Arnold Vinick
will carry Indiana

and its 11 electoral votes,

and Kentucky
and its eight electoral votes.

What about
Georgia or Vermont

or South Carolina
or Virginia?

We get none?

Be patient.

Edie, set up a line
to DNC Headquarters.

We're gonna want a live tally
of the Congressional races.

I want to hear
about Velasquez.

That'd be something.

Leo's gonna sleep
through the whole damn thing.

I got to go get him up.

What can I say?
Nerves of steel.

Just got to get him
cleaned up for the party.

He's been threatening
to wear his robe.

Oh. Nothing says victory
like threadbare flannel.

Hispanic candidates
are favored in six

Congressional races in
Texas, and Rhode Island

( cheering and applause )

Whoo!

Something's happening.

MOYER:
We are just getting word now
of a new development here.

West Virginia is a state the
Democrats had hoped to carry.

We are projecting though
that this state

and its five electoral votes

will go
to Senator Arnold Vinick.

Hey.

Hey, you.

I slept.

You did.

Mm-hmm.

And lost West Virginia,
apparently.

And Kentucky and Indiana.

I'm a loser.

Oh, 24 to
nothing, baby.

( laughs )

But you can
still rebound.

I have faith.

...more right-wing
than Matt Santos.

I would like to alert
our viewers now,

we do not have enough
information to make projections

in the other two states
that are closing right now.

Where are you?

What?

In your head,
where'd you go?

Just thinking about
what I'm gonna do tomorrow.

We'll take the
kids to school,

then go out for breakfast,
bacon and pancakes.

Backyard needs raking.

If we look a little closer
at a few of these key states,

New Jersey for instance, could
end up being a disappointment

for the Vinick campaign,

if it does indeed
swing toward the Democrats.

Santos has been
polling here very well

in the last couple of weeks,
although the Vinick camp

clung to the idea
that the security factor

could play well
to voters in New Jersey.

I'm sure a lot of people
are asking right now

why we still
have not been able...

Want to take some of those
job offers home with you?

No, thanks.

Maybe we'll look
at them tomorrow.

Maybe after Christmas.
Maybe next week.

Why are we still
talking about this?

Honestly?
Yeah.

You're a smart and savvy woman
who could easily

consider world domination
as her next career move.

And I'd like to continue
working with you,

if that's a possibility.

Right.

You can pack up some of these
for me to take home tonight.

Thank you.

...in the western part of
the state, Allegheny County,

the city of Pittsburgh,
precincts considered

extending their poll
closing time by an hour

to accommodate all the voters.

On that note,

it is exactly 8:07 p.m.
on the East Coast.

We are ready to project now

that Congressman Matthew Santos

will carry the state
of Pennsylvania.

( wild cheering )

His first win,
but it's a big one.

Pennsylvania offers
21 electoral votes

to Congressman Matt Santos
against 24

for Senator Arnold Vinick.

270 electoral votes total needed
to be elected President.

Hey.

I talked to my mother today.

She watches CNN, talks to all
her friends, and reports to me

each of their predictions
with equal weight.

All the time, money
and energy we spent

trying to shake things up--
what if the electoral map

looks exactly like we thought
it would three months ago?

Florida and Ohio go to Vinick.

We take New York, Illinois,
Michigan and Pennsylvania.

And it all comes
down to California.

Flyover states
and the East Coast.

It happens during
every campaign, Josh.

You had to make
the tough choices.

There's been something wrong
with these numbers all day.

Vermont-- voters swear
that they would vote

for a Latino president,
but the state is splitting

49-49 Santos and Vinick.

We ran a Latino Democrat
against a tax-cutting,

moderate Republican,
there's going to be...

And Maine has been trending
toward Santos all day,

but voters are listing security
and taxes as the major issues.

So... what are they lying about,

what they care about
or who they're voting for?

We're even playing
in Louisiana.

Teddy and Lou
are through the roof.

But look at the exit polls.

The data is skewed towards women

and African-Americans.

The white men
cast their votes after work...

what happens then?

We don't have this wrapped up.

What is the overall sensation
here tonight,

that it's going
to be very close.

The election will be
a very close one.

The campaigns have been
planning for it,

we have been planning for it.

It could be a very long night

for Matt Santos
and Arnold Vinick.

Congratulations, sir.

South Carolina's
just been called for you.

ANNABETH:
I'm betting he's gonna
want to be up for this.

Mind letting me in?

Leo.

Hello.

Leo.

Leo!

Somebody help me!

ANNABETH:
Call 911!