Object
Center of Policy Alternatives Report (external think‑tank brief)
A stapled, letter‑size policy packet with a plain white cover labeled 'Center of Policy Alternatives' and dense, double‑column pages of tables and demographic charts. Photocopied margins and a faint ink stamp mark it as a circulated research brief. Staff glance at highlighted lines and hiss brief updates to one another when Bartlet invokes its figures; the document functions as a tangible prompt, passed or pointed to during quick, private confirmations among aides.
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Purpose
To present policy research and statistical findings — notably demographic data and supporting evidence — that advisors and the President can cite when making rhetorical or policy claims.
Significance
Serves as the authoritative source Bartlet draws on to substantiate a claim about 18–25 year‑old behavior; it operates as a rhetorical prop that supplies empirical weight to presidential remarks and that aides reference discreetly while managing public performance.
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