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As Leo McGarry Dies, Chicago Tribune Endorses Matt Santos For President

John SpencerJohn Spencer, the actor who played White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry in the television series The West Wing, has died of a heart attack, aged 58.

His death comes on the same day that the Chicago Tribune newspaper has published an editorial supporting the election of the fictional Democratic Party candidate, Matt Santos.

Spencer’s character is the vice-presidential running mate to Santos (played by Jimmy Smits) in the current Season 7 of The West Wing, although many Australian fans of the series will be unaware of this because those bastards at Channel 9 stopped showing the program mid-way through Season 5.

Since the current season is only half-completed, Spencer’s death will throw the television show into turmoil. Leo McGarry will be written out and Santos may have to choose a new running mate.

In a curious merging of fantasy and reality, the Chicago Tribune has published a light-hearted editorial endorsing Santos for president. The paper was responding to a comment by John Spencer’s character in an episode which attributed increasing electoral support for Santos to an editorial in the “Trib”.

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Malcolm Farnsworth
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