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June Wheeler Anita Dashiell Reporter Jo Ross Shimabuku Derek Mary Beth McDonough Chet Scott Facher Stage Manager Kim Webster Ginger Timothy Davis-Reed Mark O'Donnell Melissa Fitzgerald Carol Fitzpatrick Kris Murphy Katie Witt Amy Parks Bartender Tammy Stacy Reed Payton Martin Tim Van Pelt Congressman Harry Rest of cast listed alphabetically: George Coe Senator Howard Stackhouse uncredited Michelle Hotaling Lamp operator Chad Persons Local Casting Barbara Miller Getting Started Contributor Zone ».

Edit page. Top Gap. Leo approaches Toby about the debate, claiming Bartlet is having trouble getting his answers right. So he spreads the word to the rest of the team, and commences grilling Bartlet.

And when he stumbles, Toby loses his shit and starts yelling. Bartlet has decided to spend his precious minutes leading to the debate fucking with Toby. The entire day leading to the San Diego face-off comprises a series of brief, meaningful conversations between the president and his staffers.

Bartlet rolls his eyes and mentions the tie again. Abbey wishes him luck, sends him off, calls him back, and cuts off his tie.

Save yourself some panic The thermometer works for children and adults alike, and runs on AAA batteries, the first round of which are included. Hell, the Bartlet campaign is the one who set out the rules for the debate—90 seconds for a response, followed by 60 for a question and response—and Bartlet goes out of his way to ignore that.

Secretary of State Albie Duncan. Joanna Gleason Atty. Jordon Kendall as Atty. Jordon Kendall. Tony Amendola Qumari U. Ambassador Ali Nissir as Qumari U. Ambassador Ali Nissir. Alex Graves. Storyline Edit. Sam makes a side trip to Newport Beach to explain to the congressional campaign manager of the late Horton Wilde why the campaign has to fold even though Wilde is still on the ballot; what Sam doesn't expect is a stalwart named Will Bailey who, determined to keep the ideas of the campaign alive, continues to hold campaign events and do door-to-door canvassing.

In San Diego, a nervous w. After the debate, Sam returns to Newport to meet once more with Will at a bar, during which Sam makes a surprising offer. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Trivia President Bartlet's answer about the death penalty during the cold open is taken almost verbatim from the answer Governor Michael Dukakis gave during a presidential debate against then-Vice President George H. Dukakis was asked if he would support the death penalty in the event that his wife were raped and murdered; he responded almost identically to the President's faux answer.

The response from the public was exactly as Toby said it was: barely human. This episode marks the first appearance of Joshua Malina in the West Wing. He previously appeared in all episodes of Aaron Sorkin 's Sports Night The character of Will Bailey's half sister is named "Elsie Snuffin". This is a reference to real life actress Elsie Sniffen who later changed her name to Kayla Blake , who had a recurring role as Kim in Sports Night , also written and created by Aaron Sorkin.

Executive producer John Wells was also a supervising producer on the series China Beach , where Sniffen appears in at least one episode.