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Election Night Ballroom Podium

President Bartlet mounts the podium center stage in the ballroom as election returns flash on screens behind him. The crowd erupts in cheers while he grips the platform to deliver his victory speech. Ritchie, Wilde, Webb, and the assembled supporters watch from the floor. Bartlet positions himself squarely behind it, transforming anxious election night into celebration through his words on global democracy.

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Purpose

Platform for President Bartlet to deliver election victory speech to supporters

Significance

Serves as focal point for public catharsis after re-election; shifts mood from uncertainty to legitimacy and consolidates the administration's mandate amid hidden backstage fragility

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E7 · Election Night

Bartlet's Victory — A Global Affirmation

The podium is the physical fulcrum of the scene: Bartlet mounts it to address the assembled crowd, lean on it for presence, and use it as the theatrical center that turns flashing numbers and applause into a formal victory moment.

Before: Set center-stage and occupied by the President; microphone and lighting arrayed for a speech.

After: Remains center-stage as Bartlet speaks and as the crowd applauds; continues to function as the focus of the celebration.

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