San Diego, California
Detailed Involvements
Events with rich location context
San Diego is referenced as Sam's destination after a candidate's death; it provides the narrative counterpoint—real human grief pulling staff away even as the campaign demands focus.
Offstage but somber in implication—grief and logistical strain are present through Sam's mention.
External assignment destination creating a staffing tradeoff and emotional weight for Sam.
Represents the human consequences and moral duties that compete with political theatre.
Not applicable in this scene; geographically distant.
San Diego is the offstage destination for Sam's condolence mission after a candidate's death; it functions as the human counterpoint to the Oval's tactical rehearsal and creates the staffing gap that informs the team's decisions.
Absent from screen action; implied gravity and grief at the other end of Sam's trip.
Geographic source of the personal political obligation that competes with debate prep.
Represents the human cost of politics and the campaign's exposure to real tragedy.
Public city; access by staff as needed for outreach.
San Diego functions as the proximate battleground to which Sam contemplates traveling; it represents the immediate logistical and reputational pressure point for the campaign following the funeral press conference.
Implied urgency and political heat contrasted with the beach's quiet.
Destination where press events, donor meetings, and succession pressure converge.
A practical locus of political consequence; the site where public optics will be decided.
No restrictions noted, but implied need for rapid travel/access to events.
Events at This Location
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Leo detects a sudden crisis of confidence in President Bartlet and improvises a psychological intervention: during a two‑minute drill the staff will give only positive reinforcement to snap the President …
Leo discovers the President is suffering a sudden crisis of confidence the morning before a high‑stakes debate. He improvises a radical tactic: a no‑notes, positive‑only two‑minute drill to rebuild Bartlet's …
On an empty beach Sam finds Will exhausted and raw after a funeral-campaign press conference. They walk through the practical fallout — Horton Wilde is dead, the widow wants a …