Forty percent of Americans have a gun in their home.
Only 16% believe gun ownership is an absolute right. Only 9% believe it's an absolute wrong. There's a middle. We can win them!
[testily] Not when we're running the MS defense, Mr. President!
Which we wouldn't have been doing if...
If what, sir?
Nothing.
[Hoynes stands]
You outed me, John. With that trip to Nashua, with the oil companies. You wanted people to start asking questions.
I needed to start running because nobody told me I wasn't! And you announced it! And I found out on television!
[yelling] So did my wife.
[yelling] This whole thing was mismanaged, sir!
Look...
[yelling] It was blown!
Yes, it was.
Yes, it was!
[They glare at each other for several long moments.]
It's not easy being my Vice President, is it?
[sighs] No, sir.
I wouldn't think so. But it's the only way you're gonna get the nomination. You know that, right? If I win.
Yeah. And the only way you're gonna win is if I'm on the ticket. You know that, don't you, sir?
Yeah.
[Hoynes starts to leave.]
You'll go to Texas?
[nods] I want a seat at the table.
Yeah.
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