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Clips from Madam Secretary - Sea Change (S03E03)

"As well as several proposals to raise all naval bases to prepare,"
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"is one of the biggest looming threats to forces overseas"
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"What day is it?"
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"Imagine how many soldiers"
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"who talks a big game about supporting the military"
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"of climate change that's holding us back,"
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"There's this new thing called terrorism."
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"strategic and politically expedient reasons?"
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"than Russia or China?"
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"I think we are at a"
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"its relationship with the international community."
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"(short chuckle) Better to be a lame duck"
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"than a dead duck, I suppose."
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"Thanks, Bess."
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"Madam Secretary, good to see you."
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"- Governor Evans. - I just ran into"
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"Foreign Minister Mossadek on the way out."
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"I guess he was here to discuss a naval base"
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"- you promised him over... - We've already secured the agreement."
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"Which I will do everything in my power to undo."
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"I'll let you go. The president's waiting."
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"Elizabeth."
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"from a number of different organizations"
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"of achieving the nomination, I'm sure you're aware"
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"that some damage has been done to party unity."
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"Conrad's endorsement will go a long way to fix that,"
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"but administrative continuity from one term to the next"
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"will help even more."
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"So I hope that you will consider"
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"maintaining your role as secretary of state"
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"in my cabinet."
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"I'm asking Russell Jackson to stay, too."
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"I know you can't answer now."
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"But think about it and call me back when you come round, okay?"
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"I left my pen, and I'm..."
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"It's a sentimental thing, my husband gave it to me."
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"I'm just gonna run back and get it. You don't mind,"
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"do you?"
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"Bess?"
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"Don't endorse Evans."
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"- What? - You just said"
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"with broad popular support."
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"And it must be even broader than we think,"
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"or Evans wouldn't be hitting it so hard."
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"What if you have a shot, even without"
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"The move would be historically unprecedented,"
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"but given the coup that they just pulled on you,"
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"one unprecedented event deserves another."
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"Well, it's either that or leave the country"
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"in the hands of Evans, a spineless puppet"
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"for special interests, or to Fred Reynolds"
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"in the other party... a clueless isolationist."
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"I realize this is a reckless play,"
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"given that no independent has ever won the presidency,"
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"although Teddy Roosevelt came close,"
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"but that was..."
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"With the right support"
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"and an aggressive enough ground game,"
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"we have a fighting chance,"
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"go out fighting?"
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"let's make the good kind."
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"(doorbell rings)"
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"JACKSON: You're killing me. You know that, right?"
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"Can I get you a drink?"
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"No, thanks. I pre-drank."
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"So, I-I take it you've"
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"spoken with Conrad."
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"Oh, what the hell? I'm not driving."
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"Conrad running as an independent"
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"Primarily 'cause he can't win."
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"Also..."
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"because it puts me in an impossible position."
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"and the party I have supported since middle school."
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"I would counter it's not the same party"
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"you've supported since middle school."
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"Its nominee represents nothing"
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"of what you stand for,"
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"and Conrad's chances of winning"
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"are... narrow"
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"- but not impossible. - What do you think I've been doing"
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"all night? I've run the numbers, Elizabeth."
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"He loses handily in nine out of ten scenarios."
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"Let's concentrate on that."
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"The winning scenario..."
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"depends on one big concession."
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"That's why I'm here."
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"With your popularity"
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"among independents and moderates,"
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"you're likely to carry swing states"
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"like Florida, Ohio, Virginia."
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"that's not enough to win the election."
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"But you don't need to win."
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"You just need not to lose."
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"The goal is to keep any candidate"
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"from getting to the requisite 270 electoral votes."
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"the election gets thrown to the House of Representatives."
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"And there, you would have"
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"a very good chance of winning."
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"The biggest barrier to stopping Evans from getting to 270"
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"is his home state of Pennsylvania"
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"and its 20 electoral votes."
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"And how do we pull that off?"
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"Well, sir,"
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"You need a popular Pennsylvanian on the ticket."
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"Senator Teresa Hurst pulls"
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"she's a shameless supporter of yours."
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"You need to choose her"
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"to be your vice presidential candidate."
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"No."
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"as a trusted confidant"
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"Not another ticket-balancing politician."
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"Teresa Hurst is a rising star."
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"She's on the practical side of all the issues..."
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"And don't forget you're running"
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"on the dismantling the world as we know it platform."
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"I'm sorry... change foreign policy,"
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"- change the world. - And if we're gonna go with that,"
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"you're gonna need me"
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"Not your vice president."
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"Right now, you need to do what you can to win."
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