West Wing

After a 1 month hiatus from watching the West Wing (all the way through from seasons 1-7) because of campaign overload (I was at the end of season 6 where the campaign for Jed Bartlett's replacement takes center stage), I have finally returned. I'm sure I'm just about the last person to remark on this, but wow did the creators of the West Wing predict the candidates from this previous election well. An old moderate Senator from the West who can't use technology and picked a conservative governor as his running mate versus a minority, inexperienced, charismatic Member of Congress (yeah, the wrong chamber, but still), who picks a seasoned VP who has foreign policy experience. Yes, there are many differences among them but the differences are far outweighed by the similarities.

This election was certainly an interesting one and for those of us in Minnesota, it isn't over yet. Tomorrow the canvassing board is supposed to meet and certify results. We'll watch and see what happens... It's sure helped us political junkies to have something to hold on to as we go through withdrawal!