The president, first lady and w.w. staff travel to Orange County, Calif., to campaign for Sam's bid to win the 47th District congressional seat -- the Nov. winner in the heavily Republican district was, amazingly, a liberal Democrat who, more amazingly, had died a few weeks prior. The president orders Toby to fire Sam's campaign manager, a staunch realist, and take over the campaign with a more idealistic approach. Some conservative voters approach Andrea Wyatt in a bar and give her grief about her out-of-wedlock pregnancy, and Toby and Charlie step in forcefully, landing them in jail. Donna talks, on behalf of Sam's campaign, with a state labor leader who turns out to be a Communist.
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Cast of episode
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- Sam Seaborn
- Toby Ziegler
- President Josiah Bartlet
- Charlie Young
- Will Bailey
- C.J. Cregg
- Donna Moss
- Josh Lyman
- Deborah Fiderer
- Percy Fitzwallace
- Zoey Bartlet
- Scott Holcomb
- Elsie Snuffin
- Nancy
- Jean Paul
- General Jimmy Wendall
- Andy's Accoster
- Carol Fitzpatrick
- Mark O'Donnell
- Larry
- Katie Witt
- Anchor #2
- Aide to Tiki
- Thomas
- Betty
- Lauren Chin
- Seaborn Aide
- Speaker
- Lieutenant
- Officer