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An exciting announcement from Ford will be going live in our community tomorrow (Thursday, August 6th) at 9AM ET.

At that time, the Ford team will be posting, answering questions, and hearing feedback… definitely want to make it if you can! Otherwise, we’ll be sure to save all the posts and comments so you can catch up later.

Thanks to Ford for recognizing our community and the members that have been so engaged!

He criticizes Josh successfully getting the money to continue to fund the DOJ’s lawsuit against Big Tobacco. He says:

“You don't want the money. You want the issue. You should have waited until the fall when the bell rings and then we hammer them with it. Then Kalmbach, Leder, Ross, Roark, Steve - whoever gets the nomination - has it hanging around their necks, they're nicotine pushers. Plus, you get the money. The sooner you get I know what I'm talking about, and I'm on your side, the sooner your world gets better. Of course, you got the money. I'm amazed they didn't send it to you with candy and a stripper. Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio - three swing states you could have brought over with that. That's an election.”

The implication is that Josh solved the problem, thereby taking it off the table as an issue for the election.

However, in the previous episodes, Leo, Josh, and the DOJ prosecutor say that even the additional $30 million is a drop in the bucket and won’t be enough to culminate the lawsuit… it just continues it, prolonging the status quo. If anything, it actually extends the issue goes into the timeframe of the election.

It also gives them a victory they can laud to voters to show they’re actually taking action.

Josh wasn’t wrong. Bruno’s take was.

Here is my ranking of the five best story arcs in the entire series:

1. Shareef’s assassination, including “The Black Vera Wang” and Agent Donovan storyline.
2. Zoey’s kidnapping. Bonus points because Jean-Paul is so punchable.
3. “Gaza,” the Camp David peace negotiations, and Leo’s heart attack… might be the best post-Sorkin storyline.

All of the Santos primary/nomination and Santos-Vinnick episodes are basically entire seasons, so much more than discrete story arcs. Honorable mention to the “In the Shadow of Two Gunmen” assassination attempt, but (in my opinion) that storyline is too short to be considered with the other arcs.

That was a lot. I want some pie.

What do you all think? What are your favorites?