Freedonia

S6, E15: Five days before the New Hampshire primary, a desperate Josh must get his trailing candidate, Congressman Matthew Santos (recurring guest star Jimmy Smits), into the local debate between the two front-runners, Vice President Russell (recurring guest star Gary Cole) and John Hoynes (recurring guest star Tim Matheson - "Animal House"). Josh doesn't succeed, and his candidate's campaign is doomed--until they gamble on staging their own debate. When Santos brings in savvy Amy Gardner (recurring guest star Mary-Louise Parker - "Fried Green Tomatoes") to help prepare, Josh clashes with both his ex-girlfriend and his candidate over the listless campaign.