Stanford Club
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Event Involvements
Events with structured involvement data
The Stanford Club is referenced as the venue for Gabe Tillman's influential speech; it functions as a rhetorical resource—Toby tells Andy to read Tillman's speech as a template or inspiration, linking elite rhetorical spaces to the team's preparation.
Through the recommendation to read Gabe Tillman's speech delivered at the Stanford Club, which provides stylistic and substantive guidance.
Indirect cultural/reputational influence—its speeches serve as models that staff consult when crafting arguments or identifying persuasive rhetoric.
Functions as a source of rhetorical authority that staff use to calibrate their messaging; its involvement underscores how external intellectual institutions shape campaign rhetoric.
Not relevant within the scene; referenced solely as a quality source of speechwriting.
The Stanford Club appears as a rhetorical touchstone: Andy references Gabe Tillman's speech there as a standard of excellent rhetoric that informs staff thinking about debate messaging and persuasive style.
Referenced via Andy's remark about Tillman's Stanford Club speech; acts as a source-citation for rhetorical quality.
Cultural/institutional influence rather than direct power — it sets standards for persuasive speech that campaign staff respect.
Signals that speech venues and the reputations they confer shape internal debates about messaging and who is considered rhetorically authoritative.
Not applicable in this scene; the Stanford Club functions as an external rhetorical reference point rather than an active organizational player.
The Stanford Club functions as an institutional reference point: a venue where the Governor's speech acquired legitimacy and where jokes and lines gained traction, thereby shaping how political actors judge rhetorical success.
Via the speech text Sam recommends and the implied cachet of the venue behind that text.
Acts as a prestige amplifier for rhetoric but is removed from the electoral ground contest — its authority is persuasive rather than directive.
Connects elite rhetorical validation to grassroots campaign energy, demonstrating how elite endorsements of message shape lower-level campaign morale.
Not directly implicated in conflict; functions as an inert source of rhetorical capital.
The Stanford Club functions as the rhetorical benchmark invoked in the bar: Sam references Tillman's speech there as a touchstone of quality and authority, lending weight to his praise and legitimizing the campaign's use of that rhetoric.
Via Sam's citation of the speech's venue and quality rather than any physical presence; the Club's prestige is used as rhetorical authority.
Prestige confers legitimacy — the organization's status amplifies the perceived quality of the speech and, by extension, the campaign's rhetorical success.
Referenced prestige from elite forums affects how local campaign rhetoric is judged; it shows how institutional venues shape public and insider perceptions of quality.
Not directly engaged in the scene; its influence is reputational rather than active, with no visible internal tensions here.
The Stanford Club functions as the rhetorical provenance for the Governor's speech — Sam directs staff to read that text as a source of inspiration and evidence of the campaign's seriousness, giving the campaign intellectual fuel.
Via citation of the Club as the venue where a galvanizing speech was delivered (Sam's exhortation to read the text).
Acts as an authoritative rhetorical platform whose prestige elevates the speech and by extension the campaign's claims.
The Club's prestige functions as a force-multiplier for political messaging, showing how elite venues shape what is perceived as rhetorically significant.