After it is clear that Ritchie will be the Republican nominee , Bartlet dismisses the idea , declaring that he wants Hoynes in the number two spot because of `` four words , '' which he writes down and hands to Hoynes and McGarry to read : `` Because I could die . ''
After it is clear that Ritchie will be the Republican nominee , Bartlet dismisses the idea , declaring that he wants Hoynes in the number two spot because of `` four words , '' which he writes down and hands to his staffers to read : `` Because I could die . ''