Liberal Leanings: Can Republicans Get a Fair Shake in 'West Wing' Elections?
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › March 18, 2005
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- Can Hollywood -- vilified by the Republican right wing as the most liberal town in America -- portray a GOP presidential candidate sympathetically and accurately?
That's the goal this season on "The West Wing," where the focus has shifted from the incumbent Bartlet administration to the battle to replace him -- a battle that will pit the underdog, Hispanic congressman Matthew Santos (Jimmy Smits), a Texas Democrat, against the extremely likable, moderate Sen. Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda), a California Republican.See the full content of this document
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Liberal Leanings: Can Republicans Get a Fair Shake in 'West Wing' Elections?
And executive producer John Wells is promising this election will be nothing like President Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) re-election victory over a dim-witted GOP governor (James Brolin).
"I think if there was anything we regret doing it was the way we staged the last election," Wells said. "The character that we created...See the full content of this document
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