 The staff is hunkered down in the Bartlets  hometown of Manchester, N.H., where they work with political consultants Bruno, Doug and Connie on the president s official announcement that he ll be seeking a second term; meanwhile, they all lament various W.H. events of the previous four weeks, including a huge strategic mistake by Josh, a pivotal FDA announcement scheduled for the same day as the president s speech, an ongoing battle between then president and first lady, and a major press room gaffe by C.J.