Policy substance versus symbolism: Leo's confrontation with Mark Richardson over the moral efficacy of the bill — a societal and moral clash about whether legislative compromise actually serves the communities most affected.
Policy substance versus symbolism: Leo's confrontation with Mark Richardson over the moral efficacy of the bill — a societal and moral clash about whether legislative compromise actually serves the communities most affected.
Events in This Arc
A moment of offhand levity—Leo proudly displays a pearl choker he bought for Jenny—sharpens into a taut political pivot. As staff flirt and tease, Josh bursts in with urgent news: …
Outside the Lincoln Memorial Leo pleads with Congressman Richardson for the crucial vote, arguing political reality and incrementalism. Richardson answers with a blistering moral rebuke: the bill is performative, the …
In the Vice President's office at night Leo arrives raw and disoriented—five votes are lost and, worse, his marriage has just collapsed. Hoynes immediately both fixes the political emergency (promising …