House Democrats

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House Democrats erupt in Leo's office, Bill and Congressman Wade channeling raw panic as Bartlet's hidden MS diagnosis threatens to obliterate their razor-thin House majority and individual seats. They hammer Leo with desperate pleas for the President to abandon reelection, prioritizing scandal containment over policy advantages crushing Republican rivals—35 similar demands flood in hours, their faction's survival instinct clashing against White House defiance in a high-stakes standoff that fractures party loyalty under electoral doomsday pressure.

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S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

Party Panic: Democrats Urge Leo to Block Bartlet's Reelection

House Democrats manifest through rattled envoys Bill and Congressman Wade, who storm Leo's office to voice faction-wide panic over Bartlet's MS cover-up torpedoing their slim House majority; they forecast seat losses, Rose Garden exile, and scandal trumping policy superiority, demanding reelection abort as 35th such salvo.

Active Representation

Through frontline congressional members Bill and Wade as desperate spokesmen

Power Dynamics

Exerting urgent pressure on White House inner circle while vulnerable to presidential decision

Institutional Impact

Fractures party loyalty, pitting congressional self-preservation against executive ambition amid reelection siege.

Internal Dynamics

Unified panic driving 35 similar demands, prioritizing seats over standard-bearer fealty.

Organizational Goals

Contain MS scandal fallout Preserve razor-thin House majority

Influence Mechanisms

Direct lobbying of Chief of Staff Invoking collective party survival math

S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

Abbey's Cruel Updates Ignite Bartlet's Bitter Withdrawal

House Democrats' pragmatism infiltrates via Abbey's report of elder meetings (Mitchell, Joanna, Carney), crystallizing consensus that Bartlet's endorsement of Hoynes preserves White House control amid MS scandal's electoral peril, underscoring party machinery's survival instinct over loyalty.

Active Representation

Through relayed elder consensus and all-morning strategic huddles

Power Dynamics

Indirectly besieging presidency via spousal channel and succession pressure

Institutional Impact

Exposes fracture between White House defiance and party realpolitik under crisis

Internal Dynamics

Elders overriding individual seats for national ticket viability

Organizational Goals

Retain Democratic White House hold Neutralize scandal via orderly transition

Influence Mechanisms

Elder coordination in closed-door meetings Consensus-building around successor Hoynes

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S2E22

Party Panic: Democrats Urge Leo to Block Bartlet's Reelection

In Leo's office, panicked House Democrats Bill and Congressman Wade confront Leo over Bartlet's concealed MS diagnosis, warning it will devastate their party's House majority …