The President takes a late night flight to Portland the night before an education speech. Sam goes along with the President because Bartlet is having trouble getting the speech right, and Toby goes along as well to help Sam. C.J. is also forced to go after she criticized Notre Dame, Bartlet's alma mater. Meanwhile back in Washington, Josh argues with gay Congressman Matt Skinner over a bill prohibiting same-sex marriages, while Leo keeps an eye on a crisis in the Persian Gulf. Margaret worries that Leo might be tempted to drink again after he is served divorce papers.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 7 of The West Wing resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The West Wing Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1
• s02e02 - In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 2
• s02e03 - The Midterms
• s02e04 - In This White House
• s02e05 - And It's Surely to Their Credit
• s02e06 - The Lame Duck Congress
• s02e07 - The Portland Trip
• s02e08 - Shibboleth
• s02e09 - Galileo
• s02e10 - No
• s02e11 - The Leadership Breakfast
• s02e12 - The Drop
• s02e13 - Bartlet's Third State of the Union
• s02e14 - The War at Home
• s02e15 - Ellie
• s02e16 - Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
• s02e17 - The Stackhouse Filibuster
• s02e18 - 17 People
• s02e19 - Bad Moon Rising
• s02e20 - The Fall's Gonna Kill You
• s02e21 - 18th and Potomac
• s02e22 - Two Cathedrals

The West Wing Show Summary

In a unique glimpse of the inner-workings of Presidential politics, The West Wing takes viewers inside the White House and follows the lives of the staff as they help President Jed Bartlet make the crucial decisions that shape the nation and the world around it. Working closely with the President are close friend and Chief of Staff Leo McGarry; Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman; Josh's assistant Donna Moss; Communications Director Toby Ziegler; and his Deputy, Sam Seaborn; Press Secretary C.J. Cregg; First Lady Abbey Bartlet; and Charlie Young, Bartlet's Personal Aide.

As season 6 unfolded, the show shifted its focus from the current administration to the Arnold Vinick vs. Matthew Santos race for the presidency, presidential election, and transition to the new administration from the Bartlet administration.