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want to be when you grow up?

I go back and forth. Either

a veterinarian or chairman of the Fed.

Where's Bud?

Went to take a leak half an hour ago.

I heard his name over the loudspeaker.

What'd you have for lunch?

- Egg salad. You?

- Hard boiled.

Hey, Bud.

Just giving you a heads up.

Management wants us

to cut another ten percent.

Well,

you are management, Carl.

Look, you haven't punched

in on time in six months.

So, I'm five minutes late every once

in a while. What is the big whoop?

You took thirty-one

sick days this year, Bud.

Well, I gotta kid, Carl.

She brings it home from school.

Sh*t! Goddamnit!

Well, hell, Carl!

You could have showed me

your footage when you walked in.

I know we went to school together, Bud.

I've always liked you.

You gotta give me one good

reason why I should keep you.

Why I can keep you.

All hellsabelle!

Sorry you lost your job.

That's alright, Henry. Just...

As soon as take your money,

I'm going from fired to retired.

- Hey, Bud!

- Yes?

Molly is on TV!

- Apathy back to bondage.

- Geez!

If we are to be the exception to history,

then we must break the cycle.

- Curly, what time you got?

- Nine past seven.

God!

God, man! Sh*t!

Goddamnit!

PLEASE,

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I hurt the top of my head.

Come on, lay down.

I'm so sorry, baby.

I want to live with Mom.

Me too.

New Mexico

is a classic swing state.

- Mrs. Madison?

- Speaking.

I'm calling

from the New Mexico election board.

- The what?

- The New Mexico election board.

Madam, did you cast your vote

at a Texico polling station last night?

I voted in the morning.

In the morning. Alright.

Is there something the matter?

No, no, sorry to bother you.

It is amazing. With every state

but New Mexico reporting...

we're now in a dead heat

for the American presidency.

Each candidate with virtually

the same amount of electoral votes.

270, the magic number to win.

This is a real photo finish!

And it goes to whoever wins

the popular vote in the state.

All five electoral college votes

then swing to that party.

Well, they don't call it the land

of enchantment for nothing.

Whoever takes New Mexico,

takes the White House.

It's dj vu again. 2000 presidential

election came down to Dade County.

400 votes in the state of Florida,

out of a total of 105 million cast.

If this is a certified tie, neither the

candidate would receive the majority.

Do we even have a president

to deal with this?

Pursuant to the 12th amendment, the

House of Representatives would decide.

That hasn't happened since...

John Quincy Adams defeated

Andrew Jackson back in 1824.

We're talking rare.

No, this isn't a great civics lesson

to the people of this country?

If anyone in New Mexico didn't vote,

he be kicking themselves right now.

The latest reports coming in,

Curry County still too close to call.

This election is down to a single

county. Is this even possible?

Listen, John, there's only 653

registered voters in Texico.

And they've already

recounted those votes.

I know. With that information

and a dollar, I could buy a chalupa!

Everyone I know who voted

has been personally called.

So what?

So, the election. The fact

that it's down to Curry County...

it has something

to do with Texico.

Oh my God. Call you back!

Bud!

Come on!

God, my head!

What? What time is it?

There's some people

here to see you.

Some people?

They look official.

- Child services?

- That's what I'm thinking.

- Okay.

- Here we go.

Mr. Johnson, we would have called first,

but you don't have a telephone.

No, no, no, we got a phone.

It's just not connected right now.

But I'm on it, you know.

I'm not gonna say it's been easy

since the wife left, but...

- we're getting on fine.

- Sure are.

And I'm gonna pay these off, I swear.

Just as soon as I find a new job.

- A new job?

- Yes.

I used to be in this Willy Nelson

tribute band. I was thinking about...

getting the guys back together again,

soon as our bass player gets paroled.

And the drinking, I know it,

I know it looks bad.

And licking that sucker

is at the top of my list.

Please don't take away from me.

I'll do anything you say,

I swear.

She's just my only good thing.

Mr. Johnson,

we're not from Social Services.

No?

We're from the State

Election Bureau.

F***! Thank you, Jesus!

I'm Secretary of State Brower.

And this is Attorney General Wyatt.

Mr. Johnson,

did you cast your vote last night?

Last night, did you vote?

That's right,

it's my civic duty, isn't it?

Indeed it is.

Mr. Johnson,

is this your signature?

I guess.

You guess it's your signature?

No, no. That's right.

That's my signature.

Did you retain your stub?

What stub?

The perforated stub

on top of your ballot.

Where's that perforated stub

that I gave you for your school project?

I've got it.

It's him.

Yeah, it's him. What do you mean,

"him?" Me, him?

Sir, your vote didn't count.

Mr. Johnson,

it's our duty to inform you...

that you are entitled to recast

your ballot in a timely manner.

What if I don't want to?

Bud!

Alright then, how about if I, how

about if I just whisper it to you then?

Right here we'd get it over with,

right now and you can listen too!

No, sir, there are strict rules

and legal procedures.

Legal sh*t. Sh*t, fellas,

I can't afford a lawyer.

You're not in trouble.

You don't need a lawyer.

However,

I will have to administer an oath.

An oath?

An oath. Please,

place your hand on the Bible.

Do you, Earnest Johnson...

swear to recast your ballot

in the spirit of the law?

Yeah, yes, sure. Okay.

So noted.

A petition will be filed on your behalf

and a date will be set for your revote.

Does this put me

on some sort of fast track list?

You know, for like jury duty?

Considering the gravity of this

situation, keep all of this a secret.

Have a good night.

Sorry.

You should be! I could get into

all kinds of trouble because of you!

Gosh, Molly!

Why can't you

learn just to let things be?

I told you this was important to me,

but you never listen!

Another astonishing development:

New Mexico Elections Bureau is reporting...

a single irregular ballot is holding

up a final decision in the state.

As I said, a single ballot.

That's one vote, folks!

This really couldn't get any stranger,

MSNBC has learned that the voter...

has been identified and has

agreed to recast the ballot.

One voter will decide the fate

of the state's five electoral votes.

On this bizarre day, no one

will soon forget, one American citizen...

will effectively choose the next

President of the United States.

Apparently the electronic

voting machine malfunctioned.

The ballot was scanned, but the machine

died before the vote was counted.

It's an anomaly.

No sh*t, Larry! What polling

station was the machine in?

Texico, New Mexico, sir.

Is that a place?

Where the hell is Texico?

New Mexico, sir, Curry County.

New Mexico election law dictates

if a voter's right is violated...

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