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1. Running by andyoureturntome

   Fandoms: The West Wing  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   09 Jan 2026

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   • Josh Lyman/Donna Moss
   • Josh Lyman
   • Donna Moss
   • Matt Santos
   • Helen Santos
   • West Wing Ensemble
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Happy Ending
   • self-indulgent in the extreme
   • like so self-indulgent it's embarrassing
   • but hey this is The West Wing
   • where soaring rhetoric actually can change hearts and minds
   • and where one can feasibly start running for president a month before the primaries
   • politics takes a backseat
   • because ugh American democracy is on fire and we're all terrified/exhausted
   • also because the primaries are a system only slightly less stupid
   • yet infinitely more convoluted than the electoral college
   • and also because it's all about the FEELINGS

   Summary

   Matt Santos is running for president. Josh and Donna are just running away.

    

   Augmented canon for seasons six and seven. Ventures into AU territory from 6x18 on.

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