"The Midterms" is the 25th episode of The West Wing.
This episode is fast paced, taking course over 12 weeks at the end of the 106th Congress, and focusing exclusively on campaigning for the Midterm elections. Josh is out of the office for the entire time, but communicates over the phone with the staff. Sam persuades an old law school friend to run in his home district for the House, but when the friend is accused of racism (due to picking white ...
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"The Midterms" is the 25th episode of The West Wing.
This episode is fast paced, taking course over 12 weeks at the end of the 106th Congress, and focusing exclusively on campaigning for the Midterm elections. Josh is out of the office for the entire time, but communicates over the phone with the staff. Sam persuades an old law school friend to run in his home district for the House, but when the friend is accused of racism (due to picking white juries for black suspects during his tenure as D.A., and membership in an all-white fraternity while he attended college), Leo pulls the plug, cutting off money and cancelling a visit by the President. Sam, powerless to offer the support that he promised, must watch as his friend's campaign is destroyed.
Toby is obsessed with finding a new way to lean on terrorist groups. Specifically, he wants groups like the KKK to have to register with the FBI. Bartlet consoles Toby by saying that the shooting has frustrated both of them because it was not...
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