Kimball

Kimball confirmed on phone by Toby as the defector, summoned peremptorily by Leo to appear at White House, his flip crystallizing vote peril.

Discussed as possibly flipped and taking committee with him; confirmed by Toby to be on phone, Leo urges him to White House.

Reported as potentially flipped; confirmed on phone by Toby; addressed by Leo as Congressman and urged to come to White House.

Kimball is referenced as inbound to the White House, his arrival anticipated as a flashpoint with Toby lying in wait to counter his leverage play.

Kimball emerges smugly from his car, casually dismissing delays, reveals four proxies for veto leverage, counters Toby's moral appeals with estate tax economics, and demands grazing fee talks from a …

Kimball strides into Toby's office clutching proxy power, opening negotiations assertively by citing 'some 30,000' impacted farmers as ground zero for his demands on grazing moratoriums, subsidies, and FDA crackdowns, …

defector to whom team has made mounting concessions including grazing fees moratorium, farm contracts, and milk antibiotics crackdown; subject of Leo's ultimatum via Toby

Kimball spotlighted as defector heading four votes ripe to rejoin upon sensing White House victory, key domino in Sam's cascade effect for widened margins.

Waits in Toby's office, resumes negotiation by specifying FDA antibiotic crackdown details, pushes back against quick rejection, seeks clarification on scope, hesitates briefly at dismissal, exits with sardonic 'Good luck.'

Waits expectantly as Toby and Sam return, presses aggressively for FDA antibiotic crackdown concessions and more, persists against rejections before sarcastic 'Good luck' exit after unequivocal dismissal.

Previously offered the exact same concessions and was ready to accept them.