PAC

Description

Josh corners Amy in the night chill outside WLC headquarters, unleashing fury at her PAC's spiraling costs for ruthless Bible Belt phone-banking that rips open the welfare bill's feeble abstinence provisions. This funding powerhouse arms her unyielding activism, provoking conservative backlash that demands Josh court right-wing votes for survival. Defiance clashes with compromise, money ignites rifts, threatening bill triumph and their personal alliance amid idealism's blaze.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

1 events
S3E20 · We Killed Yamamoto
Josh Confronts Amy Over Bible Belt Phone-Banking Backlash

PAC spotlighted as Josh's chief grievance, its lavish funding of Amy's Bible Belt phone-banking decried as costing 'an awful lot,' enabling her defiance and escalating tensions over welfare bill's vulnerability.

Active Representation

Through funding criticized in direct confrontation.

Power Dynamics

Empowers Amy's activism, challenged by Josh's White House pragmatism.

Institutional Impact

Highlights funding wars pitting advocacy against legislative deal-making.

Organizational Goals
Bankroll assaults on abstinence provisions Mobilize left votes via targeted outrage
Influence Mechanisms
Financial resources for phone-banking Strategic spending provoking conservative backlash

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