Unexpected Support
Josh and Mandy, post Disaster Relief. 100 words
"Hey."
"What the hell, Josh?"
"Thanks for calling, Madeline."
"Leo and the DNC are blackballing you? Over Carrick? He's practically a Dixiecrat, for God's sake! You cannot take this shit from them. Leave now. They're going to ease you out anyway, just like you guys did to me."
"Mandy, I really don't..."
"You're better than this, Josh, better than them. If Bartlet and McGarry don't know what they have in you, fuck 'em both. Fuck 'em all. They've been floundering for years – if you leave, it would drive a stake through their hearts."
"That's why I can't."
"You're an idiot."