Character

Elderly Man

skeptical dismissive independent

The Elderly Man encounters Donna Moss outside a polling place on Election Night. He listens to her urgent pitch to vote for President Bartlet, framed around honor and democracy, but grows skeptical. He challenges the authenticity of her photocopied ballot sample and dismisses her claims. Preparing to vote independently, he demands she stop talking and leave him alone, embodying voter wariness amid campaign fervor and personal political appeals.

2 appearances

Elderly Man's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S4E7 · Election Night

Donna's Honor Gambit Outside the Polls

Distrustful and mildly annoyed; he is unwilling to be persuaded by secondhand evidence or public pleading.

The elderly man listens politely but skeptically to Donna's pitch, inspects the photocopy, dismisses it as not authoritative, and decides to go vote independently—requesting to be left alone.

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S4E7 · Election Night

Sam Seizes the Button — Duty Over a Promise

Mildly annoyed and unconvinced; he is unimpressed by appeals and ready to make his own choice.

The elderly man listens skeptically to Donna, inspects the photocopy, rejects its authenticity, and decides to continue to vote — effectively rebuffing Donna's appeal.

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