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Communications Office Phone Banks (Election Night)

Handsets snatched in a storm of preemptive action, staff shoulders hunched over desks as fingers hammer keypads and voices slice through static toward Midwest strongholds. Coiled cords snake across battered surfaces under merciless fluorescents; the air vibrates with relentless dialing Sam crashes into—phones already blazing, embodying the office's hair-trigger pulse amid twelve races teetering on oblivion.

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2 moments

S2E3 · The Midterms

Twelve Races Too Close to Call

The phone banks pulse as the office's lifeline for real-time midterm influence; Sam commands staff to grab lines targeting Midwest powerbrokers, only to realize they are already hammering keypads in proactive frenzy, amplifying tension and underscoring the team's hair-trigger readiness to convert sympathy surges into wins amid razor-thin races.

Before: Already actively in use by staff dialing furiously across the bullpen.

After: Continued intense operation, sustaining outreach momentum post-Sam's rally.

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S2E3 · The Midterms

Sarah's Vengeful Rebuke and Ominous Exit

Phone banks blaze in the Communications Office as Sam surveys the room, realizing staff are already dialing frantically into Midwest races before entering his office; they underscore the high-stakes election monitoring chaos framing the personal confrontation, amplifying institutional pressure over individual loyalty.

Before: Fully operational with staff actively dialing

After: Continuously in use amid ongoing races too close to call

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