Sam Seaborn's moral and political dilemma: a private, empathetic promise to a grieving widow collides with the public reality of an on-air rumor that he will run — forcing Sam to choose between honoring a personal pledge and avoiding a damaging, uninte...
Sam Seaborn's moral and political dilemma: a private, empathetic promise to a grieving widow collides with the public reality of an on-air rumor that he will run — forcing Sam to choose between honoring a personal pledge and avoiding a damaging, unintended candidacy.
Events in This Arc
Late in Toby's office Sam tries to make sense of an improbable late-night Democratic victory by invoking an offhand Aristotle riff and then admits he told Horton Wilde's widow he …
Sam bursts into C.J.'s office and attempts to reframe the overnight rumor that he's running for the newly vacated seat as a well-meaning promise to a widow rather than personal …
A late-night, intimate celebration between President Bartlet and Abbey is abruptly reframed as Sam Seaborn delivers unexpected political news: Horton Wilde has posthumously won the 47th, triggering a special election. …