Richie

Richie operates as a debate questioner whom the Bartlet campaign anticipates will steer discussions back to contentious issues. Andy flags him during prep as the reporter likely to press President Bartlet on his unclear stance toward Cornell Rooker and racial profiling. This expectation underscores Richie's role in exposing policy gaps amid the team's internal fractures over messaging and debate strategy. His probing style forces the staff to refine responses, highlighting vulnerabilities in their law-and-order framing.