Bartlet-Hoynes Campaign Banners

Senior staff debate these proposed banners in the Roosevelt Room: 500 supplied by teachers, 600 by building trades. C.J. presses for their use to inject celebration into the election-night event, while Sam rejects them alongside confetti and excess pomp, favoring only American flags for restrained optics. Toby reveals dual speeches, underscoring caution amid the push-pull over visual tone.

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Purpose

Visual decorations to amplify celebratory atmosphere at a campaign victory event

Significance

Spark argument over optics between restraint and triumphalism, exposing staff tensions as exit polls introduce uncertainty and pivot planning from party to triage

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E7 · Election Night

Tone, Optics, and an Unsettling Exit Poll

The Bartlet-Hoynes banners are the focal props in the optics debate: Larry reports their availability, C.J. wants to deploy them for celebratory visuals while Sam rejects them as partisan, making the banners represent a clash of tone and messaging strategy.

Before: Listed as available from teachers and building trades; stored/prepared offsite for distribution.

After: Decision deferred; not deployed in the room as Sam insists on flags and restrained visuals.

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