Poll Caller

Poll callers swarm the National Strategies Group, encircling Josh and Donna on a dimly lit stairway as President Bartlet's State of the Union address surges to its unifying climax. Phones idle in hands accustomed to dialing voter hearts, they form a throbbing human perimeter—eyes locked on the monitor, breaths syncing with applause thundering from the screen. This cluster pulses with campaign adrenaline, their silent encirclement amplifying Josh's wild holler and Donna's radiant grin, forging a pressure-cooker of shared triumph that distills raw partisan energy into the fragile high before scandals shatter the glow.