Object
Open Campaign Van (Mobile Observation Post)
Parked curbside outside the University of Iowa, this open-backed campaign van gapes wide amid caucus frenzy, multiple television screens crammed inside hurling Bartlet's press conference into glaring daylight—Toby paces its shadowed threshold, cigar smoke curling as dismay locks his stare on evasive dodges, Secret Service agents flanking the rig while Atwell's probe and a woman's shout pierce the feed.
1 appearances
Purpose
Serves as mobile observation post with embedded television screens for real-time monitoring of presidential press conferences during campaign stops.
Significance
Catalyzes Toby's raw frustration as Bartlet's platitudes expose the 'professor' mask, his hand clapping forehead in dismay that fractures campaign restraint and hurtles toward Oval Office eruption.
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