The day of the council elections, for which Claire (Julie Bowen) is running, has come and everyone in the family is assigned a task to help her get as many votes as possible.
When the man does it, they realize the power of the microphone and they begin using it for reasons unrelated to Claire's campaign.
When they see a friend named Sandy (Melinda Page Hamilton) on the street, they start commenting on her fiancé and saying that he is gay.
Phil's (Ty Burrell) task is to drive 50 senior citizens to the polls to vote for Claire but he only manages to transport one, their neighbor and Luke's (Nolan Gould) best friend Walt (Philip Baker Hall).
Manny (Rico Rodriguez) is the only one who manages to get some people to vote for Claire while Haley (Sarah Hyland) is worried about other things since she has been rejected from all five colleges she applied to and she did not tell anyone.
The night, despite the catastrophic day, everyone is gathered at the Dunphy house for the election results party while waiting for the outcome.
Claire goes to the kitchen to get a glass of wine and Haley follows her to tell her about the college letters and that she has only one last chance left.
Haley is afraid to open it and Claire reassures her that no matter what the letter says they will still love her and she can always try the next year.
At the end of the episode, despite her loss, we see that Claire finally gets the STOP sign she asked for (and was the reason she decided to run for town council after the councilman himself rejected her proposal).
"I don't want to be around when something that tight unravels" was just one of the many Modern Family quotes that made tonight's episode hilarious.
I’m happy to report that this promising premise isn’t wasted by the creative team and by guest director Bryan Cranston.
"The show was really Claire Dunphy’s moment in the spotlight, and director Bryan Cranston—yes, that Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad fame—allowed Julie Bowen to showcase her physical comedy prowess and Claire’s Type-A, ultra-competitive nature at her best (and worst).