Lawrence O'Donnell has worked on political campaigns and as a Senate staffer; he turned that Washington know-how into prime time glory as a writer for The West Wing. With Super Tuesday looming, Kurt Andersen asks O’Donnell about the quality every successful candidate -- real or fictional -- must have to win the hearts of Americans.
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Lawrence O'Donnell
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I was disappointed that O'Donnell wasn't asked about the way life is imitating art with the Presidential election looking much like the last season of West Wing. I thought the last season was a fantasy--a straight-talking Republican who appeals to moderates instead of the far right, and an unknown minority candidate with strong ethics and a strong presence. But McCain is more like Arnie Vinick than any Republican I can think of. And Obama, who is doing a good imitation of Matt Santos, has come from behind and is in a very tight race.
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