Constituency of One

"Constituency of One"
The West Wing episode
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 93
Directed by	Laura Innes
Written by	Eli Attie (teleplay) Eli Attie and Michael Oates Palmer (story)
Production code	176055
Original air date	October 29 2003
Guest stars
Mary-Louise Parker Jesse Bradford Gary Cole Tom Skerritt NiCole Robinson Renee Estevez Erinn Carter
Season 5 episodes
September 24, 2003 – May 19, 2004 7A WF 83429 The Dogs of War Jefferson Lives Han Constituency of One Disaster Relief Separation of Powers Shutdown Abu el Banat The Stormy Present The Benign Prerogative Slow News Day The Warfare of Genghis Khan An Khe Full Disclosure Eppur Si Muove The Supremes Access Talking Points No Exit Gaza Memorial Day
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"Constituency of One" is episode 93 of The West Wing.

Plot

After Josh is hailed as the "101st Senator" in a newspaper profile, he clashes with conservative Senator Carrick (Tom Skerritt), a Democrat from Idaho. Carrick withholds his approval of a backlog of military promotions so he can secure an expensive but worthless missile launcher that was promised to him by a Republican President to be built in his home state.

Toby creates a "message calendar" and wants Will Bailey to take over his Communications Director duties, but Will gets an offer to become the Chief of Staff and top advisor to new Vice President Bob Russell and accepts it, enraging Toby – who's also mad because Leo says Toby can't become an advisor due to the troubled state of the Bartlet Administration.

Leo has his own problems: C.J. is confronted by the White House press corps over an EPA report on the dangers of coal that was apparently censored by the Administration. C.J. finds out that Leo did censor it, and when she says so he orders her to say she was wrong and screwed up, leaving C.J. more frustrated than ever over the sorry state of affairs.

President Bartlet is still dealing with his wife's departure to Manchester, and finds out that a HHS committee has reopened a bill to add violence-prevention funding. He blames Amy Gardner and blasts her for her actions, while Amy also gets no support from Josh when he learns she gave flattering quotes about him for the "101st Senator" article. While the President later apologizes to Amy for blasting her, Josh is too busy dealing with Senator Carrick and avoiding talk of his birthday to talk to her, so she quits her job and leaves the White House. Josh eventually calls Carrick's bluff and gets the military promotions lock lifted, but at an enormous price – Carrick resigns from the Democratic party, and switches his allegiance to the Republicans. A stunned Josh is left holding Carrick's resignation letter, just as the staff (including the President) surprise him with a birthday party.

Notes

Amy Gardner tells Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford) a joke about a man calling his mother, who says that she is not doing well because she has not eaten in 38 days so her mouth would not be full when he called. That same joke was told by Matt Albie (Matthew Perry) on another Sorkin show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

Josh's profile in a newspaper mentions him sending a congressman a dead fish wrapped in newspaper--probably a reference to Rahm Emanuel doing the same thing to a pollster he was unhappy with.

External links

• The West Wing Episode Guide

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