"[ Man ] Previously on Tanner '88." "Dad, you look great." "Did you remember to bring your formal uniform?" "You asked me to, didn't you, honey?" "Finally, somebody around here that has his act together." "I'm sorry, Miss Tanner, but I've really got to be going now." "I do too, honey." "I've got to make a couple of calls." "Nobody is going anywhere, goddamn it!" "And I would like to raise a toast." "To, in my humble political estimation... the most exciting power couple... since Liddy and Bob Dole." "Oh, yeah!" "Bring it in!" "Closer!" "Go!" "Deke!" "[ Sighs ] I have to admit..." "I was a little over the top that day." "I was ordering everybody around like this little field marshal... and it wasn't even my wedding." "Obviously I have a bit of a controlling nature, or I wouldn't be a film producer." "Right?" "But I should have just chilled." "You'll be glad to know I kept it together much better at my own wedding." "I pulled it off without a hitch." "And it was in Guatemala, thank you very much." "She married her soundman in Guatemala." "I gather the ceremony was quite festive..." "I mean, considering that Guatemala was in the middle of a civil war at the time." "Frankly, I was a little relieved not to have been invited." "To be honest, Alex was a bit of an "X" factor." "She was never on the same page as the official campaign... and yet I'm hard-pressed to think of a politician's daughter... who ever had more influence on her father." "Well, maybe Karenna Gore." "But remember, Alex was only 20." "She was so intense and destabilizing... that by the time we got to Atlanta... my biggest problem was trying to figure out how to keep her out of the convention trailer." "If we'd let her in there with Billy Ridenhour, our delegate counter... well, Billy's head would have exploded." "[ Crowd Cheering ]" "Thank you very much." "In every period of our nation's history... there's been a cry from the people... and there's been a movement from God to raise up amongst the people..." " someone who would be a voice..." " Um, excuse me." " a conscience, a heart." " Uh, pal." " Hey, right there." " Excuse me, man." "Hey, wait - He was in my way." " He was standing here for a long time." " Oh, no." "I was here first, lady." " We welcome theJackson delegation." " Mr. Starbuck." "[ Starbuck Chuckles ] T.J." "It's a long bus ride." "I hope you remembered your Dramamine." "I remember you in '84 and the little situation in a taxi." " [ Laughing ]" " Shh." " All right." "I got message." "What's up?" "[ Speaker Continuing ] Welcome to Atlanta.!" "Okay.Jesse's changed his mind." " He's ready to fight on the floor." " Ladies and gentlemen" " Ladies and gentlemen" " What's the matter?" "Didn't Mr. Dukakis make nice enough?" "There's no meaningful role forJesse now." "That's real clear." "So, we're ready to come in on your delegate challenge." "That is, if you can pull it off." "Now, we're not into empty gestures, so, uh... if we get halfway through the roll call and you haven't pulled any swing votes... then we never heard of you." "Ah, come on." "What are you telling me?" "You mean that we twist all the arms... and if we fail,Jack takes the fall?" "Lorne, we're not into empty gestures either." "Look.Jesse's got a future with Dukakis." "Jack doesn't." " [ Cheering ]" "JesseJackson!" "[ Crowd Chanting ] Jesse!" "Jesse!" "Jesse!" "Jesse!" "[JesseJackson ] I do not seek a job... a title nor a position." "I seek partnership." "I seek equity." "I seek shared responsibility..." " Get the shot." "Get that shot." " to make America better." "We've kept America strong." "We've expanded the Democratic party." "[ Man ] Go ahead.!" "I've registered more Democrats... than any Democrat who ever lived." "Look at it this way." "If you don't do it, then you got nothing." " I want partnership.!" " If you do, then we got an open convention... and your guy stands as good a chance to take the nomination as ours." "[JesseJackson ] Partnership.!" " Look, nobody likes the superdelegate situation." " So I'll run it by him." " Partnership.!" "It stinks, but I'll run it by him." "[ Man On P.A. System ] Ladies and gentlemen..." "[ Gavel Raps ] the 40th quadrennial... national convention of the Democratic party... of the United States will come to order." "[ Cheering ]" " On the subject of superdelegates " " Mm-hmm." "You want the challenge." "Yes, we're challenging the superdelegates on principle." "Um, you know, millions of Americans voted in these primaries... and, uh, th-they're not really being properly represented at this campaign." "We" " We feel that this superdelegation, um, puts much too much" "Cronkite wouldn't give us a time." "He's old news anyway." "But I got Lynn Russell lined up." "We should do that." " [ Chuckles ]" " Lynn Russell's interviewing him right now." "Don't you think that at this late date... a superdelegate challenge would be considered sour grapes?" " [ Tanner ] Lynn" " Who set this up?" " Barney." " Barney." "He ran into her at a cocktail party last night." "He was hitting on her, and then realized who she was... so he started hitting on her forJack." "Look, I admit it isn't going to be mine." " If all you could achieve were what you wanted..." " Mm-hmm." "as far as the superdelegate selection is concerned..." " would you leave here happy?" " Uh" " Uh, moderately happy." "[ Motorcycle Horn Honking ]" "T.J. T.J., is the rules committee gonna let it come to the floor?" " Ask them." " T.J., is there gonna be a vote?" "Look, I have no time, so I have no comment, Frank." " Okay." "What about " " Come on, T.J., you gotta give me something here." "Molly, I am late for a meeting." "Well - [ Sighs ] I need this." "Okay, Molly." "Look, I might talk to you at the booth later on this afternoon." " I might, Molly." " A floor fight?" "I can't promise you anything." "Talk to you later... maybe." "Maybe." " Thanks, T.J. You're a doll." " Okay." "Good morning, ladies and gentlemen." "If you'll be good enough to take your seats, we'll try to bring you up to speed." "What we're trying to do here tonight is challenge the apportioning of the superdelegates." "As you know, they do not fairly reflect the primary results... an inequity we are trying to, uh, redress on the floor." "Now, if we can get the convention to support a redistribution of the superdelegates..." "Dukakis will lose his majority, and this will become an open convention." "And Jack Tanner can win an open convention." "You know it and I know it." " But there are..." "[ Woman ] Yeah.!" "a lot of swing delegates out there that are gonna need a little bit of education." "[ Emile ] What we're gonna try and do is... we're gonna try and get a minority report so we can challenge..." " Yes." " the apportioning of the superdelegates." "We're gonna try and open this convention up " "The rules committee has just turned us down... but all we need are 47 signatures, 25%º of the committee... in order to petition for a minority report." "Now,you gotta stay in constant touch with your cluster leader... and you must poll and repoll as he or she indicates." "Now, Miss Spinelli is handing out the numbers to the control trailer." "So you will have direct access to your area tracker should a crisis arise." "The chief coordinator here is Billy Ridenhour." "He's at the top of the pyramid." "Don't try to get ahold of me." "It's his show." "Any questions?" "Okay, good." "Now, uh, one more thing." "A lot of you have written this off as some kind of futile gesture." "It's not." "It's for real." " Good luck." " [ Cheering, Whooping ]" "[ Crowd Chanting ] Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" " [ Continuing On TV] Tanner!" "Tanner!" " Yeah." "Okay." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Yeah." "All right, all right." " [ Sighs ]" " I want you to go over there " "Uh, are you folks just about done here now?" " Ann, thanks very much." " Thank you very much." " Terrific." "Great." "Bye-bye." " Bye, y'all." "Um " " Yeah." "Sure." "Fine." " Al, let's move quickly, please." "[ Man On TV] Convention history." "Tanner headquarters released the candidate's choices of cabinet members." "[ Alex Clears Throat ]" "Well, the petition signatures have all been rounded up." "Jim Wright will get them at 5:00, and if he goes for it... we could have a vote on the floor by early tonight." "Oh, God!" "Let's go down for it!" "Can we go down for it, Daddy?" "Your father can't appear in the hall until his name's been placed in nomination." "Okay?" "It's just convention protocol." " That's just dumb!" " Well, it's the way it is." "This the only convention you'll probably ever be a part of... and you're trapped up here like a goddamn prisoner in your own hotel room." "Alex, there's another reason." "I can't appear too anxious tonight." "I mean, if the Dukakis people get ahold of it, we'll lose it." ""Ix-nay" in front of the "Ukakis-day."" " Alex, will you please not do that!" " How long have you been involved with the champagne, kiddo?" "What is this, the Spanish Inquisition?" "Fine, I'll just go downstairs by myself." " Come on." "I need you here at least until the networks leave." " Forget it." "Why should I?" "What do I get out of pretending we're the perfect little postmodern family?" "[ Tanner ] Um... a car?" "What did you say?" "[Joanna Laughing ]" "All right." "Now, what we've got is this petition that is going to the chair." "We're gonna try and bring this thing on the floor." "What we want to do is challenge the apportioning of the superdelegates." "We're gonna try and open this convention up." "What we need to do is pick up 50 swing votes... in the next couple of hours before theJackson people will play along with us." "You might think this is funny, but we're this far from a wide-open convention." "[ T.J.] Barney, Stringer-All right." " Where are you?" " Gentlemen, things are getting very hot indeed." "And Billy is getting a little squirrelly." "Andrea, make sure we got lots of Diet Coke." "[ T.J. Continuing ] Things are getting pretty exciting around here." " Okay." "I will find out about that." "All right?" " Where's Billy?" " Has Billy Ridenhour arrived yet?" " Is Billy here?" " When's Billy Ridenhour arriving?" "[ Man ] Fifteen minutes." " All right." " [ Barney ] Susan Estrich?" "Jesus Christ." "Hi, Susan?" "Where are you?" " You want to talk to Teej?" "Teej?" " Yeah." "Estrich." " Shit." "Does she know?" " I can't tell." " Hey, Susan?" "T.J." " Hi." " What's up?" " Well, we've been discussing the situation." " Uh-huh." "Uh-huh." " We've been tracking Mike." " What's Mike offering?" " [ Continuing, Indistinct ]" "Uh-huh." "Well, I'll take it to him, Susan." "But what can I say?" "It looks, sounds and feels like a bone." " CallJack." "Jack." "I need this phone." "Thank you." "[Joanna ] Are we finished with these newspapers?" " [ Alex ] This is really shitty champagne." " No, thank you." " [ Phone Ringing ]" " Excuse me." "Excuse me." " Alex!" " Hello!" " Hello?" " Hello." "Yeah, Barney, he's right here." "One second." "It's Barney." "Honey, will you - What am I, the fucking maid service now?" " Yeah, Barney." " Good things are brewing." "T.J.'s talking to Susan Estrich." "Yeah." "Hold on." "Here she is." "Jack, they're offering a major cabinet post or a prime-time speaking spot tomorrow night." "I don't get it." "You think they're on to something?" "No." "First, Wright hasn't even cleared it." "Second, if they knew this early, they could block it." "I think they want a, uh, picture-perfect convention." "They don't want the legitimacy of their support called into question." "Let's take a pass." "Okay." "Call her back." "Look,Jack, maybe they've already got some hemorrhaging that we don't know about." "[ Stevie ] T.J., Emile on four" "Hold on,Jack." "[ Andrea ] Stringer, do you know anything about " " Yeah, Emile, what's up?" " Yeah, T.J." "It's getting interesting." "Yeah, Governor Blanchard just told me that " "Governor Blanchard just told me that he can deliver... the entire Michigan delegation in a rules challenge... becauseJack is a favorite son." "Great." "Great." "All right." "I got it." " Thanks, Emile." " We need people working on it." "Who do we have?" "Surprise, surprise." "Michigan's soft." "They're going for the challenge in toto." " Estrich must have gotten word." " Then we're definitely out of it." "Have somebody get to Wright." "We're fighting this goddamn thing before it even gets to the floor." "Okay,Jack, I've got you covered." "I want this line kept clear." "Okay?" " You got it." " Freddy, are we secure?" " I buried the lines in six inches of concrete last night." " All right." "Estrich." " Hi, Susan?" " Yeah." " We're gonna pass, okay?" " Fine." " Tell Mike not to take it personally." " Don't worry." "He won't lose sleep over it." "All right." "Bye." " Andrea." " Yes, Mrs. Cavanaugh." "I want to know when it's 6:20." "6:20, exactly." "Why, are - are you taking a pill or something?" "[ Man ] Every delegate is entitled to vote." "And every delegate is entitled to have his or her vote counted." "Chairs of the delegations... will poll their respective delegations... and cast the votes... of those delegations by electronic device." "Our secretary, Dorothy Bush... will come forward and explain... since this is a new process... exactly how to activate the electronic devices." "Chairs of the delegations... will poll their delegations... and see that the vote accurately reflects" "Look, even if he lets it onto the floor, the chair's gonna have to rule... on whether the superdelegates can vote on their own eligibility." "Okay." "Check it out and see if we've got convention precedent on our side." " Will do." " Mrs. Cavanaugh, it's 6:20." "Good." "Get me Molly Hark." "She's in the NBC booth." "Yes, ma'am." "Excuse me." " Barney!" " Can I use your phone, please?" "[ T.J.] What are the color codes on these phones?" "The white goes on the floor of the whip level." "The black goes to the cluster leaders." "The red is Billy's other phone." "I know that sounds redundant, but he wanted a two-tiered system." " Whatever Billy wants, he's got." " Oh, here's Teej." "Hi." "[ Andrea ] Mrs. Cavanaugh, Molly Hark, 3-4." " I met you last summer." " Oh, yeah." "It's really nice to see you again." " You remember Mary." " How you doing, Mary?" "Excuse me, I've got to make one little call." "Out of here." "Hi, Molly?" "T.J." "Listen, we're about to submit a minority report." "Chairman Wright has to rule on whether or not it's gonna go to the floor." "We're hearing that he's going to approve it because he's got a little bit of an image problem." "He can't afford to be seen as a backroom pol, an anti-reform." " You got it?" " Yeah." " Good." " Thanks, T.J." " You're welcome." "Bye." " Whoa, whoa." "You're hearing what?" "From who?" "Well, you heard it from me, and I don't know where I heard it." "Ah, you know, T.J. - Molly's gonna check it out!" " No, she's not." " Why not?" " Because Nightly airs in 1 0 minutes..." " Yeah?" "and she wants this story, she needs this story." "She's gonna run with it." "It's gonna make Wright look like he's been bought out... if he now refuses to send this report to the floor." "[ Deke ] Doilies, napkins, everything" " Deke." "Get your ass in gear." " Get your ass in gear, please, darling." "[ Sighs ] Look, I want to do the setup." " Now!" " What are you talking about, Mol?" "They're already on the air." "Look, we're gonna do a cut-in." "Now hurry up." "Hook this thing up." " Fine." " [ Molly Sighs ]" " Professional lives." " That's right, Tom." "NBC has learned - [ Sighs ] Right." "NBC has learned - Don't you love it." "NBC didn't learn a goddamn thing." "I learned it." "[ Man ] God, that's good.!" " Hey, people, visiting hours are over." "[ Man #2 ] Please." "[ T.J.] I thought you told me you were gonna get some sleep." "I did." "I went back to the hotel." " Shit, no." "I ate instead." " Oh, God." "Andrea, get Mr. Ridenhour a cup of coffee." " Absolutely." "Uh, cream?" "Sugar?" " No, no, no." "No coffee." "No." "Coke." "Diet Coke." " Right here." " Got those big bottles?" " Yep." " Communication report - someone, anyone, please." "[ Barney ] Everything's on line." "The phones are up." "The radio phones are charged and distributed." "We got ya six backup runners and the flags you wanted." " [ T.J.] What flags?" " If all systems go down... and there's gridlock on the floor, we communicate our votes by flags." "Green's up." "Red's down." "Stringer, are the outside lines secure?" "As best we can tell, Billy." "The only vulnerable point is outside the hall." "We got Southern Bell to weld the manholes shut." "Inside, we're buried in concrete." " Good." "Barney?" " Yeah." "Call the booth and make sure that Rather, Jennings and Brokaw have my direct line." "Got it." "Man, is this better than sex or what?" "So far, the Tanner forces have shown no willingness to back down." "And with reliable sources confirming that Chairman Wright is almost certain... to send the report to the floor... it seems that the Tanner delegate challenge, however doomed, will take place tonight." "This is Molly Hark, NBC News, Atlanta." "[ Alex ] You know, Dad, this caricature doesn't really look like you at all." " Let me see." " I mean, you know, he's a good-looking guy." " They haven't found that - - [ Phone Ringing ]" "Other than his nose." " Hello?" "Hello." " Hello?" "Yeah.Just a sec." "Honey, it's T.J." " Yeah." "Jack, Wright's on board." "Also, Estrich called." "How does secretary of state sound to you?" "Tell 'em I'll think about it." "I won't, but it might distract 'em." "Keep Smilin'Jack off my back." "I don't want to talk to him until I need him." " [ T.J.] You got it." " Give me a phone." "Okay." "Forty-five minutes till first vote." "Billy,you're on." "Give me a phone!" " Does everyone understand the rules?" " [ Crowd Murmuring ]" "Those in favor... of the adoption of the minority report will vote aye." "Those opposed to the adoption of the minority report... will vote no." "The chair will permit a bit of time, considering the newness of this process... to allow the chairs of the respective delegations..." " to move among them..." " [ Phone Ringing ] and take the count..." " Kids, this is it." "Plug in your guitars." " of the wishes of each delegate." "Dorothy Bush will explain the mechanics." "Thank you, Mr. Chairman." "It's good to see all of you here this afternoon... and we are just about ready to start the voting process." "We will use the computers... that are at the front of each delegation chair." " Please use the official tally sheet..." " Excuse me." "to poll your delegations." "You've all been provided with those tally sheets." "Once you have the totals..." " Heads up." "Coming through." "Excuse me." " follow the instructions... you have been given to use the IBEC computer system." "Uh, excuse me, bud." "I think that's my seat you got there." "Touch the screen when you are ready to begin your vote." "You deaf?" "Look, pal, I said vamoose." " I couldn't get into the hall." "Can you believe it?" " Well, that's the way it goes." "I'm the candidate's father, and all they'd give me is a goddamn press pass." "Uh, did you say that" " Did you say you're the candidate's father?" " Tonight of all nights." " Once over, huh?" "This, uh" " This" " This challenge" "It's the only real drama of the whole convention." "The rest is bullshit." "Set-piece bullshit." " Is that right?" " He's on to something here." "I know my son." "He's got more than he's showing." "I can smell it." "No kidding?" "Well, hell, I guess you should know." "Mind if I watch with you, Mr. Dukakis?" "Tell your whips we need absolute and total discipline from the first four states." "No fucking around, right?" "We show Jesse what we've got." "You tell me when he starts releasing." " [ Woman ] Nothing in Alabama, Billy." " All right then." "All right then." "With any luck we'll just hold onto California, right?" "Nobody's gonna give a shit about some rogue votes in California." " Absolutely." " He'll throw in two in Alaska." "That's too quick, man." "That is too quick." "T.J., who's our people in theJackson trailer?" " No one." "We don't have a line." " [ Man ] Hey, Ed, how's it going?" "We don't have a line?" "You're tellin' me I can't get in touch with them?" "That was the deal." "They want to preserve their deniability." "Deniability?" "What the hell is deniability?" "I'm trying to coordinate a strategy here... and you're telling me that I can't talk to the man?" "That was the deal, Billy!" " [ Woman ] We picked up five more in Arizona." " Oh, Christ, what are they doing, man?" "They're blowing the whole game in the first minute!" "Okay, Arkansas!" "Hold on!" "Pull back." "I want 26 ayes, you understand that?" " Hold it at 26." " That's 26." "Two, six." "[ Man ] 1 1 9 in California." " How many are ours?" " [ Man #2 ] You fuckin'kiddin'me?" " Okay, it's up 1 6." "They're getting the goddamn message." "California, 363." "[ Cheering ]" " Mind fuck." "Skipper." "Skipper." " What?" "What?" "They weren'tJackson's votes." "They were Dukakis's." " What?" " Dukakis released them to vote as they wish." "Four of Dukakis's whip" " California whips aren't even on the floor." "Oh, unbelievable, man." "Un-fucking-believable." "Son of a bitch doesn't even know he's at war." "He's out picking drapes for the goddamn White House." " [ Cackling ] Yes!" " All right." "All right." "Wear that." "Tie my shoe." "[ Dorothy Bush On P.A. System ] 1 54.!" "It's too easy." "It can't last." "We're only picking up a handful." "The basic instinct is to stay loyal." " We need Jesse's people in bigger numbers..." " Mm-hmm." " and we need Michigan as a block." " Yeah." "[ Dorothy Bush On TV] Idaho, 2 4." " Smile, sweetheart." " Dad..." "I've decided I want a Subaru." "Or does it have to be American?" "Come on, Barney, you told me this was a sure thing." "What the hell happened to the favorite-son block?" "I don't know." "Governor Blanchard just couldn't hold them on the line." "All of a sudden, Dukakis's whips put the heat on." "I don't like the smell of it." "Shit." "What does Minnesota look like?" "[ Emile ] Not a single Dukakis vote." "Jesse's only in for nine." "Shit!" "What the fuck is the matter with thoseJackson people?" "Don't they know how to count?" "We need Michigan back!" " Would you get me the candidate?" " Hey! "You." "You."" "I have a name, okay?" "It's Andrea." "Okay?" "I got no time for attitude, woman." "You are out of my trailer now." " Stevie, get meJack." " Count on Jackson support " "Did you see that?" "Did you hear that?" " That's not right." " I'm sorry?" " Mrs. Cavanaugh, that's not right." " We've got a lot of problems here too, friend." "Then deliver those." "If you made a commitment, then be prepared to keep it." " Hey,you looking for this?" " Yes." " There you go." " Thank you." " Be prepared to keep it, my friend." " Barney, is that you?" "We've got to get Michigan to repoll." " I'm gonna send Jack down." " You're what?" "You're gonna bring him out here on the floor?" "Oh, man, this fucking place is gonna go berserk!" "That's the idea, Barn." "We're gonna shame those sons of bitches into gettin' back in our column." "They're in trouble now." "He is?" "How do you know?" "Jackson isn't coming in in sufficient numbers." "They better get Michigan to repoll or they're dead." "That's amazing." "See, to me, this just looks like so much parliamentary bullshit." "I'm sure you have other qualities." "Illinois, 200." "Right back up here." " Indiana, 89." " [ Ringing ]" "[ Alex ] I got it." "Yeah." "Yeah,just a sec.Jack, it's Billy." " Yeah." "Jack, listen, I'm sending you down to the floor." " We gotta get Michigan to repoll." " What?" "It's our last chance, man." "Jackson is holding out." "We've got three minutes, tops." "Once Texas votes, you're dog meat, sir." " [ Dorothy Bush On TV] Louisiana " " Okay." " What?" " I'm going down to the floor." " What?" " He's going down." " He's goin' down." " He's goin' down!" " Billy, they're asking me for numbers." " Stringer, what are you doing here, man?" "Jack is going down to the floor." "I want every goddamn camera in the place on him." " I want to know where he is every second." " Got it." " Stevie, get me Brokaw!" " Okay." "All right, people, we are gonna slow things way down now." "We're gonna slow way down." "Big states all pass." " Tom, get me a pass on Ohio." "[ Stevie ] Brokaw on 3 2.!" "Right." "Right, right, right." "Hi, Tom?" "Yeah, guess what?" "I've got an exclusive for you." "An absolute exclusive." "Get me Rather." "Jack Tanner is gonna walk on down to the floor, Tom." "Uh-huh." "First time in history it's ever been done... that a candidate has gone on the floor during a vote." "Yeah?" "Well, I don't know, five minutes, tops." "We'll let you know which portal once we get there, huh?" "Yeah, right." "Bye." "Ooh." "You haven't got me yet, you goddamn Greek geek!" "You " " [ Dorothy Bush On P.A. System ] Nebraska" " Get me a shirt." " [ Orchestral ]" " Yeah." "We're on the floor, portal "H."" "Portal "H."" " You got Tanner behind you." " Yeah." "Jack Tanner." "Come" " Come on this way." "[ Dorothy Bush On P.A. System ] NewJersey, 1 26." "[ Chattering ]" "I need it all." "Get me Barney!" " Yeah." " Barney, we need a portal." "Just a hole in the building to bring the man in. "H." Got it." "All right!" "All right!" "One, two, three, four!" " Yeah.!" "I've died and gone to heaven, man.!" " [ Woman Screaming ]" " [ Cheering ]" " All right!" "[ Man On TV] Michael Mahoney reports from the convention hall.Jack Tanner" "Look at him!" "Look at him." "He's stirring people up left and right." "They're freaking out." "They don't know what to do." "But it leaves him very vulnerable politically." "This is why you don't do this kind of thing." "Oh, that's just stuffy." "That's what the whole campaign is about." "It's about making changes." "It's about stirring things up." "Shh." " Shh." "A stunt." "Another goddamn stunt." "Yeah, and I'm missing it." "Excuse me, General." "Catch you later." "[ Crowd Chanting, Cheering ]" " [ Dorothy Bush On P.A. System ] Pennsylvania- - [ T.J. ] We got him." " All right." "I want Ohio now!" " Ohio, do not pass again." "Ohio, poll your members." " Get on board, man." "Get the fuck on board!" " 1 21 . 21 3 from Texas." " [ Billy ] Breakdown." " 1 40 from Jesse." " State of Massachusetts, 1 1 9." " [ Cheering ]" "Where's Congressman Carr?" " Michigan, 1 62." " What?" "I didn't see him." " Hi." "How you doing?" " Montana, 28." "Yep." "This is Jack Tanner." "Minnesota, 9 1." "We had an agreement with him." " Where's Congressman Carr?" " Playin' golf." " All right, people." " All right." "All right." "People, get to your cluster leaders." "We've only got six states left." "You tell 'em to tell their whips we lose nobody now." "We lose nobody." "We got no margin here." " Where the hell is Ohio?" " Not yet." "Virginia's on board, solid coalition." " Four left." " All right." "What do we need from Ohio when they come?" "204." "If we get theJackson delegates, we should have 209." " We just lost 2 in Washington." " No, no." "Wait." " Margin of three, Billy." " Holy shit!" " We lost two in Wisconsin." " All right." "W-Wyoming is solid." "Yeah, I know Wyoming is solid!" "I know Wyoming is solid!" "Where the hell is Ohio?" "Ohio's taking too long." "He's losing it." " Wyoming?" "Do we have Wyoming?" " Wyoming we have." "Wyoming's solid." "Wyoming's good." "We got it." "Do we have California?" " We have " " We have California?" "It's not up to California." "It is up to Ohio." " Come on, Ohio." " Ohio?" " Give me an "O." - "O."" " Give me an "H." - "H."" " Give me an "I." - "I."" " "O"! "O"!" "Ohio!" " Oh, fuck, Ohio!" "Hey, we got a recount from South Carolina." " We need 207 now." " No." "No, no, no, no." "Something's wrong here, guys." "Som-Something is very definitely wrong." "Billy." "Billy.!" "Only 1 22 "ayes"from Ohio." "[ Dorothy Bush On P.A. System ] Right over here." " Ohio, 1 22." " [ Man ] Forget it." "What the fuck?" "Oklahoma, 56." "Back up there." "You get it, don't you, T.J.?" "JesseJackson - the man I couldn't talk to - he just got whatever it was he wanted, and we spent the night... negotiating for him." "Have a good day." "[ T.J.] No." "I let him down,Joe." "Oh, God, I should have seen it." "I've been at this for 1 6 years." "I should have seen it." "[ Chuckles ]" "Right." "Huh?" "Oh, uh, I've had some offers." "Oh, y-yeah." "Markey wants me to be his - his A.A." "Huh." "No." "You know me,Joe." "You put me behind a desk and I die." "Right." "[ Sighs ] Man, I need a drink." "What time is it?" "Really?" "[ Chuckles ] God,Joe, you gotta stop calling me at these hours." "I called you?" "Well, what do you know." "[ Sighs ] -[ Receiver Drops In Cradle ]" "[ T.J.] Exercise your right to vote" "Choose the one you like the most" "It's your individual right" "Choose the one you want to fight" "For you" "Vote" "Pick the proper candidate" "You can change the course of fate"