Big Oil
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Big Oil emerges as political liability in Toby's reveal of Hoynes' private polling on 'close ties,' prompting VP's public divorce via anti-industry blast; conversation dissects it as motive for distancing amid presidential ambitions, heightening White House wariness in filibuster shadows.
Via referenced private polling and public critique
Challenged by VP's calculated public admonishment despite deep entanglements
Exposes fault lines in energy policy and VP ambitions
Big Oil surfaces in C.J.'s reflective contrast as Hoynes' admonishment source of pre-triumph nerves, underscoring the 'black fog of partisanship' pierced by filibuster decency—narrative foil amplifying night's moral uplift.
Through referenced VP critique
Corporate influence as anxiety catalyst, eclipsed by event
Highlights corporate lobbies fueling partisan distrust
Big Oil lingers as contextual shadow in C.J.'s narration, Hoynes' admonishment heightening pre-yield nerves, contrasting filibuster purity with corporate-political taint resolved momentarily by Senate decency.
Through referenced VP critique
External pressure source challenging White House
Highlights distractions from human stakes
Big Oil invoked in C.J.'s letter as prior tension source via Hoynes' admonishment, contrasting the night's decency to highlight politics' volatile undercurrents amid filibuster redemption.
Through referenced admonishment and polling fears
Corporate liability pressuring White House nerves
Underscores economic stakes clashing with health reforms
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Hoynes' uncharacteristic 'slap down' of Big Oil—citing polling on gouging—forms crux of Toby's interrogation, framed as suspicious theater masking 2002 ambitions; organization emerges as political lightning rod fueling White House paranoia amid loyalty tests.
Invoked via Toby's dialogue referencing Hoynes' public attack
Targeted as corporate antagonist by VP's opportunistic critique, exposing vulnerability to populist pressure
Highlights tensions between political opportunism and industry power in election-year posturing
Big Oil emerges as flashpoint in Toby's interrogation, dissected as improbable target of Hoynes' volunteered assault—polling-fueled 'slapdown' dissected as anomalous theater masking ticket ambitions, crystallizing Toby's betrayal suspicions amid Leo's deflections.
Through referenced public attack by Hoynes
Corporate behemoth challenged politically, exposing VP opportunism
Highlights tensions between political theater and corporate power in election-year posturing
Invoked in Toby's probing dialogue as target of Hoynes' uncharacteristic 'slap down' via volunteered polling critique, catalyzing suspicions of VP's 2002 ticket maneuvers amid Bartlet re-election paranoia, framing corporate power as political lightning rod.
Through referenced public criticism by Hoynes
Politically besieged by VP's ego-driven attack
Exposes tensions between political opportunism and corporate interests in White House intrigue
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