Resistance to Bruno Gianelli's disruptive hiring and authoritarian overhaul by Leo, challenging staff autonomy, protocols (Margaret), and hierarchies as new power dynamics threaten established loyalties and campaign control.
Resistance to Bruno Gianelli's disruptive hiring and authoritarian overhaul by Leo, challenging staff autonomy, protocols (Margaret), and hierarchies as new power dynamics threaten established loyalties and campaign control.
Events in This Arc
In C.J.'s office, Leo hands her dire polling data showing no gains in farm states despite a key ag trade deal, which C.J. laments was overshadowed by scandal fallout. Tension …
Toby storms up to Bruno clutching a large 'Bartlet for President' sign, unleashing aggressive rhetoric about shoving it down throats or cracking skulls, venting fury at the new consultants' rejection …
As Abbey's introduction echoes, Bartlet pauses at the doorway, turns to his expectant staff, and declares 'Break's over,' shattering lingering divisions with a command to recommit to principled campaigning. He …