Joey Lucas' Catastrophic Michigan Poll Results

Joey's papers quiver in the White House basement's stifling hush, code-locked door sealing the group as Leo demands no photocopies exist; Josh snatches them, voice fracturing to unleash Michigan's verdict—74% label MS fatal, 71% spurn a sick leader, Florida slips away, even Democrats and liberals bolt over perceived lies—forcing Bartlet to slump, conceding 'They may be right' while Jo bluntly affirms no silver lining.

2 appearances

Purpose

Convey dire Michigan voter sentiment on Bartlet's MS diagnosis and leadership viability to crisis team

Significance

Explodes reelection delusions in raw defeat, cementing MS secrecy's political toll amid Haitian shadows—no good news pierces the apocalypse

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

Basement Secrecy: Poll Apocalypse Unleashed

Joey's catastrophic Michigan poll results—detailing 74% MS fatality belief, 71% rejection of sick leaders, Florida loss, Democratic/liberal defections over lies—form the event's detonator, read aloud by Josh, sparking Bartlet's concession and shattering reelection illusions in raw data confrontation.

Before: Held securely by Joey, no copies made

After: Revealed and absorbed by group, secrecy intact

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S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

Bartlet Confronts MS Poll Catastrophe

Josh seizes and reads aloud from Joey's papers the Michigan poll's carnage—1,170 voters, 74% fatal MS view, 71% reject ill governor, women 55+ at 78% opposition, 62% Democrats/65% liberals bolt over lies—functioning as the unassailable evidence gutting reelection hopes, no photocopies preserving its volatile power.

Before: Held by Joey Lucas, original documents unphotocopied in secure basement.

After: Passed to Josh for reading, originals remain in room under no-copy oath, secrecy intact.

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