West Wing: Vinick-Santos
Tonight's episode features a debate on abortion, which is odd because both candidates are pro-choice in official position. Stantos seems like he is a little more pro-life than the average pro-choice Dem, and Vinick is more pro-choice, but gives a small government reason for being so. One-issue abortion voters would have a hard time in the 2006 Presidential election.
While Arnold Vinick may be based on John McCain, he isn't as caustic (to me at least). He seems like a California Giuliani as far as being more socially liberal than McCain.
I would probably vote for Vinick, even though Democrats on the West Wing appear to make a little more economic sense than those in real life. In anycase, I am looking forward to the Live Debate next Sunday.
On an interesting side-note, the Leo McGarry character quoted Ronald Reagan on tonight's show, saying "dance with the one that brung ya."
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