Elizabeth, I'm here tonight to ask you to seek the nomination of the Republican Party for president.
Wow. That's... (chuckles) Can I-- I speak frankly, John?
Please.
I work for a president who turned his back on both parties. Why come to me?
Because you're a worthy candidate.
Well, I appreciate that. I do. But... I got to tell you, when I look at your party's current platform, I-- I... I mean I-I'm about to host a global conference on climate change, and your party can't even agree that climate is changing.
We need to evolve. We'd see your candidacy as an opportunity to do that and, at the same time, come back to the party of Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower. A square deal and a strong national defense. I think you fit that platform. And it's a platform we believe the majority of Americans will vote for.
Well, that's inspiring. And flattering. But if you're so alarmed by Owen Callister, why not denounce him? Where are the public statements?
We don't want to alienate the people Callister's talking to. We want to reach them. We think we can do that with you.
Well, Governor, you uh.. you have given me a lot to think about.
More from this episode
All quotes from this episode →More Madam Secretary quotes · These quotes come from Wikiquote's Madam Secretary pages and are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.