Before Americans elected Celebrity Apprentice star Donald Trump to be their president, TV presidents had only The West Wing’s Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen) to measure themselves against.
It wasn’t much of a contest – only 24’s David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) came close – which may be why most US presidents on TV are no longer even trying to win the popular vote. It’s enough just to get our attention.
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