Character

Connie Tate

confident pragmatic legally astute witty strategic

Connie Tate charges into Bartlet's re-election crucible alongside Bruno Gianelli, her legal scalpel slicing through campaign finance barriers with Buckley v. Valeo precision. Savant-like, she decodes footnote 52's 'magic words'—vote, elect, defeat—that summon regulation, transforming candidate proxies into unregulated issue ads fueled by soft money floods. Politics liquifies under her gaze, slick as water on pavement, as she bolsters Bruno's illusions, scripting school decay spots that evade laws while hammering GOP flanks. Confidence radiates through Sam's ethical barrage, positioning her as the campaign's unflinching pragmatist, where victory's momentum crushes idealistic hesitations in the Roosevelt Room's pressure cooker.

3 appearances

Also known as: Connie

Connie Tate's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S3E6 · Gone Quiet

Sam Probes Bruno and Connie's Campaign Strategy Clarity

Calm assurance under scrutiny

Connie sits silently in the meeting, her presence invoked by Bruno's incomplete defense as the target of Sam's implied doubt, her composure underscoring the pragmatists' united front amid the verbal …

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S3E6 · Gone Quiet

Bruno and Connie Pitch Issue Ad Loophole, Sam Mounts Ethical Defense

Confidently assured, playfully deflecting challenges

Connie meticulously explains Buckley footnote 52's 'magic words' list, boasts savant-like knowledge, and reinforces the money-politics metaphor as 'water on pavement,' bolstering the pitch amid Sam's interruptions.

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S3E6 · Gone Quiet

Toby Forges Ethical Pivot to Crumbling Schools Issue Ads

Coolly assured, radiating pragmatic triumph amid ethical firestorm

Connie confidently backs Bruno's pitches, explaining 'magic words' as illusions skirting laws, affirms the scam label with cool admission, and contributes vivid school ad copy about crumbling walls and trailer-packed …

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