West Wing Redux?

For a while now, I've been thinking that the upcoming Barack Obama-John McCain smackdown looked awfully familiar. As an avid West Wing TV series fan, it sure seems like that show's Matt Santos-Arnold Vinick earlier smackdown. You remember that one: aging Republican, viewed as too liberal by his own party, goes up against minority Democrat who refuses to wait his turn and defeats the establishment candidate within his own party. Like this:

And, now, it seems I'm not the only one who saw it that way. Slate magazine laid it all out recently. Check it out:

Comments

[Mark Sanchez]

Bryce:

Good points. The connections you draw are striking and a little scary. I just hope the voters don't view the real campaign ahead as so much disposable entertainment.

[Mark Sanchez]

Bryce: Good points. The parallels are striking and a little scary. I just hope voters don't view the real campaign as disposable entertainment.