When it becomes clear that the convention is split down the middle in fights over the platform, Jason challenges Hudson for the Majority Party's nomination (the novels never use the proper names "Republican" or "Democrat" but the descriptions of Majority Party corresponds strongly to the Democrats of the 1960s). The media, meantime, spins merrily away, filtering what the country is allowed to see and hear from San Francisco.
As a political convention becomes divided, Jason challenges Hudson for the nomination of the leading party (the novels use "Republican" or "Democrat" but the descriptions of the dominant party correspond strongly to the Democrats of the 1960s). The media, meanwhile, presents a controlled narrative, filtering information from San Francisco.