The “West Wing” parallels are getting downright spooky

So in the last season of “West Wing,” while the Democratic party was splintered in a divisive struggle between two contenders–one of them a long-time DC operator and the other an idealistic minority candidates–while the already decided white-haired GOP candidate, unpopular within his own party because of some of his policies waited patiently…
The President serving the second term of his presidency was busy organizing a wedding for his daughter.
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