Pacoima

Pacoima crackles as Bartlet's empowerment zone triumph, a gritty Los Angeles neighborhood where federal dollars slash through poverty's chokehold, igniting Latino pride amid cracked sidewalks and bustling corner markets. Sam hurls it like a gauntlet in the Mural Room clash, its revitalized blocks pulsing with jobs and hope that mock tokenism accusations—raw proof of presidential muscle flexing against voter betrayal, delegates' fury sharpening on its concrete successes.