Character

Flenders

resentful steadfast locality-bound aggrieved infatuated proactive politically astute parochial gun-toting defiant family patriarch resolute family-oriented politically decisive

Roberta Flender co-owns the tackle shop with Mack in Hartsfield's Landing, her partnership forging a bedrock of local commerce amid New Hampshire's electoral crucible. Mother to Jennifer, she channels family ties into political resolve, committing her vote to Ritchie alongside her husband, shattering Josh Lyman's razor-thin primary margin. Her defection ignites White House frenzy—Donna dispatched under night skies, Josh's coat cloaking desperate calls—as 42 symbolic votes eclipse national tempests, her choice thrusting small-town autonomy into the presidency's origin forge.

3 appearances

New Hampshire Primary Voters

Also known as: the Flenders

Flenders's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S3E14 · Hartsfield's Landing

Josh Dispatches Reluctant Donna to Reclaim Flender Votes

Grievance-driven disloyalty (inferred)

Mack and Roberta Flender invoked as tackle shop owners whose defection to Ritchie—revealed via daughter's email—spurs the outreach mission; prior hospitality to Donna noted as leverage.

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S3E14 · Hartsfield's Landing

Josh Ignites Donna's Resolve After Flenders' Defiance

Deep-seated resentment over job losses and mill idleness

Referenced repeatedly as unswayed Hartsfield's Landing holdouts refusing Bartlet vote due to Perren mill closure five years prior; their economic grudge invoked by Donna as core barrier, unyielding to administration …

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S3E14 · Hartsfield's Landing

Josh Interrupts: Let the Flenders Vote Freely

Betrayed disappointment tempered by past loyalty

Roberta Flender engages on the phone as Donna defends Bartlet, raising points of betrayal over unkept promises; receives Josh's gracious thanks and salmon humor before the call ends.

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