Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made. ...

As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally - and becomes a target. ...

Payton makes an eleventh-hour push to lock down the school's undecided voters, including one student who has other things on his mind besides politics. ...

While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness. ...

Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments. ...