Object

Senators' Vote Tally Chart

Hand-marked chart lists each senator's position—yes, no, or undecided—on the bill, pinned or spread in the Roosevelt Room amid frantic staff calculations. Josh scans it intently, Toby confronts Hoebuck nearby, while Will, Jimmy, and Dr. Chen hover as failing leads force desperate deal-making over prayer study funding.

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Purpose

Tracks real-time voting commitments from individual senators to tally support for the bill

Significance

Anchors the high-stakes vote count, exposing the razor-thin margin that prompts Hoebuck's transactional demand and tests the White House's principles under pressure

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Counting Votes, Buying Prayers

The hand-marked Senators' vote tally chart functions as the scene's operational heart: Josh studies it aloud to determine who is missing, which votes are in jeopardy, and where staff should dispatch their efforts as the clock counts down.

Before: Pinned/spread on the Roosevelt Room table, annotated with yes/no/undecided marks and pencil notes.

After: Remains the strategic reference point; its exposed gaps drive the subsequent bargaining and frantic searches.

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