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“It’s normal to expect more from our leaders”

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A new Lincoln Project ad supporting Kamala Harris features eight cast members from The West Wing, including Martin Sheen and Mary McCormack. “I just encourage people to participate in the game,” says Sheen, who played President Bartlet. “It’s okay to expect more from our leaders,” McCormack says. The two-party system works when people can meet halfway, but “when my daughter’s future is threatened, I don’t meet halfway.”