University of California, San Diego
Detailed Involvements
Events with rich location context
The University of California, San Diego is invoked by C.J. as the physical host site of the impending televised debate; its mention collapses the rehearsal reality at Saybrook with the national, broadcast reality awaiting the President.
Not physically present in the scene but invoked as an imminent, high-stakes media environment.
External stage; the final forum that debate prep aims to win.
Represents national scrutiny and the performative arena where private decisions become public judgment.
Public broadcast venue — access controlled, media-rich environment governed by institutional rules.
The University of California, San Diego is the venue hosting the debate; its institutional presence frames the event as an academic civic forum and supplies the stage, audience, and legitimacy for the broadcast.
Formally civic and media-saturated; a public university setting converted into a nationally televised arena.
Venue/host institution providing location, audience, and institutional legitimacy for the debate.
Represents the civic forum where national discourse is publicly adjudicated.
Audience controlled by event production; access governed by debate organizers and venue security.
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Josh secures a clear, human family-policy answer from Amy and feeds it to C.J., giving the team the verbal ammunition they need for debate prep. A moment of levity and …
Backstage panic collapses into theater-ready focus: Abbey impulsively cuts Josiah Bartlet's 'lucky' tie to break his superstition, triggering a frantic, affectionate scramble as staff replace it and shove him onstage. …