But Bartlet’s VP never shot a guy

President Jed Bartlet

Election night numbers:
First term: 48% of the popular vote
Second term: 55.5%

Popularity:
High point: 76% after his daughter is kidnapped
Low point: About 35% after a fiscal crisis

Supreme Court nominee record: 3-0

Scandal: Censured for hiding his multiple sclerosis diagnosis

Daughter problems: Zoey targeted by white supremacists; Zoey kidnapped by terrorists; Ellie took a pro-medical-marijuana stance; Liz married a dolt; Liz’s husband had an affair with the nanny.

Ordered U.S. military to: bomb Syria; assassinate Qumari defense minister; battle the Haitian military; hit back at Colombian rebels; put down a genocide crisis; prevent war between China and Russia; launch peacekeeping in Israel.

President George W. Bush

Election night numbers:
First term: 48% of the popular vote
Second term: 51%

Popularity:
High point: 90% in October 2001 (CBS)
Low point: 31% this month

Supreme Court nominee record: 2-1

Scandals: Missing WMD; White House leak of a CIA officer’s name; domestic wiretapping; detainee abuse

Daughter problems: Underage twins Barbara and Jenna busted in 2001 for possessing alcohol and flashing a fake ID.

Ordered U.S. military to: bomb Afghanistan; train Philippine troops; evacuate U.S. citizens from Ivory Coast; guard embassies in Haiti and Liberia; invade Iraq.