Will Bailey's surrogate 'campaign of ideas' (dignity, principle, local energy) pressed against institutional pressure and media skepticism — White House/press urging pragmatism or disengagement while grassroots insist on continuing.
Will Bailey's surrogate 'campaign of ideas' (dignity, principle, local energy) pressed against institutional pressure and media skepticism — White House/press urging pragmatism or disengagement while grassroots insist on continuing.
Events in This Arc
Sam Seaborn arrives at Horton Wilde’s surrogate campaign headquarters to deliver the White House’s condolences and a blunt message: the campaign has become an embarrassment and should stop. In a …
On an empty beach Sam finds Will exhausted and raw after a funeral-campaign press conference. They walk through the practical fallout — Horton Wilde is dead, the widow wants a …
In a late-night bar after the debate, Sam shifts from skeptical observer to committed participant. After a sharp, personal exchange with Will about authorship, legitimacy, and why the campaign matters, …