Jeff Hesten

Jeff Hesten locks arms with Rob Ritchie as the Republican ticket's vice presidential nominee, a duo that news directors savage for zero suspense in the presidential sweepstakes. Roosevelt Room barbs fly—Toby's idealism collides with media scorn—as Hesten's pairing turns GOP conventions into scripted spectacles of speeches and balloons, no floor fights or platform thunder. His shadow looms over Democratic war rooms, crystallizing the opposition's rote predictability and sharpening White House resolve amid leaks and terror shadows.