“Donna...” – Josh

Josh

Donna...

Donna

Let me get through this. It's one of the more awkward moments of a lifetime.

Josh

I can't do this.

Donna

I'm good is the point. I'm as surprised as you are and rumor has it that you could use a deputy.

Josh

[reading from a file] "Matthew Santos is throwing a ton of numbers at you hoping you'll be so confused as to miss the fact that his education plan is both impractical and unaffordable. He was a House member, you'd think behavior like that would annoy him." Donna Moss, Spokesperson, Russell for President Campaign.

Donna

I didn't mean that he was...

Josh

"Claiming that 3 House terms qualifies you to be President is like me saying I'm a foreign relations expert because I ordered Kung Pao last night."

Donna

I didn't say that, did I?

Josh

February 26; Coffee, Cake, and Candidates; Raleigh, North Carolina. "He wasn't a military strategist, he was a pilot. Ask him about the overhead compartment, not about defense."

Donna

You called Russell a cowpoke. You said the President avoided him in the halls. You hummed "These Boots Are Made For Walking" every time the press mentioned his name.

Josh

Yeah, but I won.

Donna

It was my job, Josh. You're not used to me being in a position of authority. I'm sure that's uncomfortable.

Josh

I've got an airplane hangar out there filled with 500 strangers looking to me for direction. I've got a candidate who doesn't trust any of them, and frankly, neither do I. And if you don't think I [breath hitches] miss you every day.... [pause] I can make a couple of calls...

Donna

[She gets up and starts to leave the office trying to hold back her tears] Thank you for your time.