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Los Alamitos

Los Alamitos anchors a cascade of travel miscommunications during the White House staff's tense flight to California. Staff debate it as the actual delegation landing site, contrasting sharply with the expected SNA airport arrival. This pivot intensifies logistical chaos from I-5 shutdowns, ratcheting pressure on Toby, C.J., and others as they shield Sam McGarry's fragile Orange County campaign amid broader political silence.
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S4E16 · The California 47th
Silence to Protect Sam

Los Alamitos is the alternate landing site that was confused with SNA; it figures into operational confusion and is central to why CHP closed Interstate 5, linking airport choices to campaign timing.

Atmosphere

Logistical friction and tension over arrival routing.

Functional Role

Alternate arrival location implicated in the miscommunication that stalled ground movement.

Symbolic Significance

A stand‑in for the thin margin between a smooth political operation and a public fiasco.

Mentioned as the actual reception point versus expected SNA Advance/airlift manifest confusion implied
S4E16 · The California 47th
Unexpected Passenger & Gridlock: Andy Joins; I-5 Shuts Down

Los Alamitos is cited as the actual expected landing site, the mismatch with SNA is central to the Advance/Airlift/CHP failure that shut Interstate 5 and disrupted the delegation's ground movement.

Atmosphere

Operational and rushed in the narrative; arrival planning focal point.

Functional Role

Actual arrival site implicated in ground-side miscoordination.

Symbolic Significance

Represents the seams where small errors cascade into bigger problems.

Alternate routing from SNA Tarmac and gate confusion (implied)

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