Ethanol tax-credit crisis: Administration (Leo/Bartlet/Staff) racing to manage a 50-50 Senate tie, balancing institutional survival, the political arithmetic of the vote, and the choice to protect Vice President Hoynes from a politically damaging tie-b...
Ethanol tax-credit crisis: Administration (Leo/Bartlet/Staff) racing to manage a 50-50 Senate tie, balancing institutional survival, the political arithmetic of the vote, and the choice to protect Vice President Hoynes from a politically damaging tie-breaking vote.
Events in This Arc
In a terse hallway exchange, Leo admits the campaign never sold the ethanol tax credit's tangible benefits — 'We didn't say it enough' — while staffers Larry and Ed tally …
Outside a Washington building late at night, Leo escorts Vice President Hoynes to his car and delivers a blunt, paternal warning: if Hoynes breaks a Senate tie against the President, …
In a private room during a grueling fundraiser night, Leo quietly delivers the blow: Hoynes was right about the ethanol tax credit and the White House misread the vote. Sam …