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===Twitter accounts=== In 2010, [[Twitter]] accounts for many of the primary characters on ''The West Wing'' began to appear, including accounts for President Bartlet, Josh Lyman, Leo McGarry, Matt Santos and Mrs. Landingham. Tweets from the fictional characters have been featured on ''[[The Rachel Maddow Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40588226 |title='The Rachel Maddow Show' for Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=December 9, 2010 |access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105004203/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40588226/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/t/rachel-maddow-show-wednesday-december-th/#.Un_omI2mQvp |url-status=live }}</ref> [[CNN]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/10/cnns-gut-check-for-april-10-2012/ |title=CNN's Gut Check for April 10, 2012 |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=April 10, 2012 |access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426042727/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/10/cnns-gut-check-for-april-10-2012/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and questions from the fictional accounts have been answered by Press Secretary [[Robert Gibbs]] during a White House Press Conference<ref>{{cite web |first=Elise |last=Viebeck |date=December 7, 2010 |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/76887-white-house-takes-twitter-question-from-ghost-of-fictional-character/ |title=White House takes Twitter question from ghost of fictional character |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-date=March 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320051511/http://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/132417-white-house-takes-twitter-question-from-ghost-of-fictional-character |url-status=live }}</ref> and from [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]] during a Twitter Town Hall.<ref>{{cite web |first=Alicia M. |last=Cohn |date=January 26, 2012 |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/104105-biden-answers-question-from-fictional-west-wing-character/ |title=Biden answers question from fictional 'West Wing' character |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-date=March 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302151719/http://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/206855-biden-answers-question-from-fictional-west-wing-character |url-status=live }}</ref> The success of ''The West Wing'' accounts has resulted in several copycats, including accounts from several minor or obscure ''West Wing'' characters, including Gail, the fish in C.J.'s office.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Jenn |last=Grabenstetter |date=January 11, 2012 |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/29714/11-outrageously-obscure-west-wing-characters-who-resurfaced-twitter |title=11 Outrageously Obscure 'West Wing' Characters Who Resurfaced on Twitter |magazine=[[Mental Floss]] |access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-date=March 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320053633/http://mentalfloss.com/article/29714/11-outrageously-obscure-west-wing-characters-who-resurfaced-twitter |url-status=live }}</ref>
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