Trivia / The West Wing S 02 E 13 Bartlets Third State Of The Union

• Life Imitates Art: Bartlet uses his Third State of The Union as a soft-launch for his re-election to a second term, despite (secret) concerns about his health leaving whether he seeks re-election up in the air. 23 years later and President Biden is set to make his Third State of The Union as a soft-launch for his re-election campaign, despite public concerns about his health leaving some ambiguity about whether he’ll seek re-election (in this case his age being the X-factor rather than a chronic condition like MS).