Any of you who are fans of the West Wing will know that there are startling links between the storyline in series 6 and 7 and the reality being enacted in this Election Race. The new hopeful democrat with a crusty solid democratic machine politician as his running mate - against the craggy, atheist but maverick republican Arnold Vinnick (the wonderful Alan Alda) and his Christian Right creationist attack dog VP pick....
It is so close to reality that Aaron Sorkin (the creator of the West Wing) has, according to this piece in the New York Times, now written about the meeting of Jed Bartlett and Barack Obama. Oh if only!
All we need now is a game to play "Who's the Toby?"
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