The West Wing (TV Series)

The Wedding (2005)

Jimmy Smits: Matthew Santos

Quotes 

• Matthew Santos : Leo. You guys have to narrow down the board like this eight years ago?

  Leo McGarry : Sure. Six weeks out, only so much in the war chest, you've got to manage your resources.

  Matthew Santos : It feels like we're closing a lot of doors.

  Leo McGarry : Good strategy always does.

• Matthew Santos : You taking over?

  Leo McGarry : No.

  Matthew Santos : Leo, I thought we...

  Leo McGarry : Josh is going to make a lot of strategic decisions over the next few weeks. He's going to sweat them like life and death. And they'll be important, sure, which is why you and me are going to be in on every one of them. But they're meaningless compared to the decision the voters are going to have to make just by listening to you and trying to see if they can connect with the idea of Matt Santos as President. And Josh has nothing to do with that. Goodwin's right: Josh has taken you as far as he can. The rest is up to you.