Post-Gazette Reporter

The Reporter appears via television audio, announcing the Dow's 685‑point drop and attributing it to the Gehrman‑Driscol fund's bankruptcy—this information is the catalytic external input that reframes the room's mood.

The on‑screen reporter announces the Dow's 685‑point collapse and attributes it to the Gehrman‑Driscol fund bankruptcy, setting the crisis context that sharpens every subsequent line and decision.

A generic press corps reporter presses C.J. on the CBO deficit numbers, introducing a probing, high-stakes policy question that C.J. deflects before the briefing is interrupted by the bombing report.

A reporter presses C.J. on CBO deficit numbers before the bomb news — and the 'reporters' chorus later erupts vocally after the announcement, shouting and demanding details.

Asks for specifics: an advance copy of the speech and what the President will say about the bombing, pressing the administration for usable copy and clarity.

Generic REPORTER had been asking for advance copies and questioning C.J. earlier in the scene; their presence and questions form the background pressure that accelerates the onboarding and security talk.

Presses for clarity after Katie, directly asks 'What would be a victory in the debate?' and reacts skeptically to C.J.'s flippant numeric reply, representing impatient media demand for substance.

Represents the press collective asking skeptical follow-ups (e.g., 'What would be a victory?'), pushing C.J. toward pithy, headline-ready answers and keeping public pressure on the administration.

Reporters are present at the photo op and receive a light, dismissive line about lunch from Leo; they watch for soundbites while the key negotiation slips into the hallway.

Reporters stand on the church grounds calling the President's name and seeking comment; they are told by C.J. to move back to create a controlled space for questions on needle …

Reporters call the President's name from the church grounds, seeking comment; they are then told by C.J. to move back off the property so the President can take questions in …

A Post-Gazette reporter voice opens with a routine final-week question, prompting Bailey to move from policy to operations and reveal the campaign's get-out-the-vote mechanics and volunteer mobilization.

Referenced indirectly: the Post-Gazette Reporter asked at the press conference whether the campaign had a name, sparking Will's recount and contributing to the discourse on identity and succession.

Leans into the TV audio and vocalizes a reaction — 'Eskimo poetry?' — signaling journalistic curiosity and seizing on a colorful phrase that could become a headline.