At this time, the president of the United States is arguably one of the two most powerful people in the world, and the other is undoubtedly the head of a huge country on the other side of the Bering Strait.

It's just that in the eyes of the real bigwigs, the president of the United States is actually the representative of the capital consortium that pushes him to the forefront.

This may not have been the case before the seventh president of the United States, but after the seventh president in the history of the United States, the presidential election has become a clash of the two parties behind the consortium.

Although the major political families in the United States are also very influential, it turns out that in the United States, the consortium is the master.

Disappointed in the traditional political family, the consortium directly broke the cooperation with the political family, rolled up its sleeves and launched its own spokesperson, which led to the internal political division of the United States.

Of course, the future generations will be the next generations, and at this time, the consortium is still abiding by the rules.

The pre-election phase of the U.S. election, which began on the third Tuesday of February, has lasted for more than four months.

But there are only a few days left before the caucuses are over, and only the last state is still scorched.

However, the situation of candidates from both parties is already clearer.

Some people rejoice, some people are sad.

Washington, Washington, in a villa in the suburbs.

Ronald Wilson Reagan was surrounded by a crowd of people once again discussing the prospects of the campaign.

From the atmosphere of the discussion, it can be seen that the mood of the group of people is very relaxed, and it is clear that the election prospects are very good.

Here, there are not only Reagan's campaign butler (agent) Bill Casey, but also the campaign's pollsters, media consultants, political advertisers, and so on, in addition to political advisers from all over the country.

Bill Casey took out a table of the latest stats and distributed them to everyone.

"Mr. Reagan, we are currently in the first echelon of the race, and we are still one of the most advanced ones, and the only people in the party who still pose a certain threat to you are George Herbert Walker Bush, such as John W. Bush. B. Anderson, Jesse Costa and others, there is no threat to you. ”

After reading the percentage data on the data, although Reagan was happy in his heart, he said with a slightly solemn face: "We can't be careless yet, George Bush's political background is deeper than mine, and the strength of the Bush family is not limited to the political field, and no one is sure what means they will have." ”

Indeed, the Bush family is one of the core families of the Texas consortium, George Bush's grandfather, Samuel Bush, was a steel and oil tycoon, and his grandmother was Walker, a Wall Street financial mogul.

Outsiders see the Bush family as an emerging political family, largely thanks to George Bush's father, Prescott, who had a personal relationship with President Dwight D. Eisenhower and entered the Senate in 1950.

Then there was George W. Bush, who first served in the military, then went into business, was elected to the House of Representatives, served as chairman of the Republican National Committee, served as a diplomat, and even served as the director of the CIA.

However, the most powerful thing about the Bush family is its business strength, and the family industry covers the oil, banking, military industry, and sports.

Moreover, the Bush family also has a good relationship with the Rockefeller family.

Although George Bush is now in a weak position, if the Bush family really does its best, as long as they promise enough benefits, it is very likely that those who originally supported Reagan will change their position.

Because of this, Reagan did not dare to relax at any moment before the Republican National Convention was held and the results of the nominations were not known.

Seeing that Reagan was still so cautious when he gained an advantage, Bill Casey had more confidence in him, and this is the kind of person who does big things, and he is quite cautious when he should be cautious.

However, there are some things that still need to be left in Reagan's heart, such as campaign finance.

"By the way, Mr. Reagan, we have $6.52 million left in our campaign at the moment. ”

Hearing this number, not only Reagan, but also other political advisers smiled, and with such a huge amount of money, it was definitely enough for the next election.

As for how to spend it, it depends on the situation in the next half month, if George Bush will still struggle, this money will have to be spent on intra-party competition to get the presidential nomination with all his might.

If he succeeds in becoming a presidential candidate, the bridge will be used to compete with the Democratic presidential candidate.

Either way, the money will always be spent and converted into votes.

"Mr. Reagan, our campaign funding should be at the top of all the candidates, and if there is not enough money in the back, I will do my best to solve it for you. ”

At this time, financial adviser Rhodes Saxon said with a smile.

Reagan looked at him and said with a smile, "Mr. Rhodes, I'm going to trouble you next." ”

"It's my duty!"

Rhodes Saxon said calmly.

This person is an extremely important member of the Reagan campaign team, and he is actually the person recommended by Xia Yu, mainly in contact with Xia Yu.

To put it bluntly, when Reagan does not have enough money, as long as Reagan speaks, Rhodes Saxon will report to Xia Yu in time, and within a few days, there will be legal political donations from various channels to provide ammunition for Reagan's campaign.

Along the way, Reagan found many sponsors, but no matter which tycoon, he couldn't surpass Xia Yu's efforts.

Then, the hall was once again filled with discussions, and everyone was pouring out opinions in the hope of filling in the gaps for Reagan's campaign.

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The flowers bloom in two, one on each branch.

A similar scene happened in Houston, the largest city in Texas, where the Bush family is based.

It's just that here, the atmosphere is far less relaxed than on Reagan's side.

George Bush stared at the data in his hands with a solemn face, while his campaign agent, Jim Baker, and political advisers across the country watched him quietly.

These data are election data compiled by Jim Baker and others, and of course they are unofficial representative statistics, although they are not official, but they are also very representative, and they are not far from the official ones.

George Bush was a little irritable, threw the data on the coffee table, swept his gaze over everyone's faces, and finally stopped on the face of campaign agent Jim Baker, frowned and said, "Jim, the numbers don't tell the whole story, and if we play with percentages, then I won't run for election!"

Although Jim Baker does not want to admit defeat, he is a very good proxy candidate with many advantages, he is not only an efficient manager, but also good at analytical thinking, such as understanding the opponent, knowing himself and his opponent, and always keeping calm when the election is hot.

Of course, if he were to judge himself for any merits, he would say that he was good at advice.

Now, for example, he is going to say to George W. Bush what he doesn't want to hear.

"George, all of us have had a rigorous discussion and are of the same opinion, and with the current trend, Ronald Reagan will be nominated for the first round of voting, and we don't have a chance. ”

George Bush shook his head and said, "Jim, I will never give up until anything is over, and when Bush starts to give up at this moment, we have already won the caucuses in California, New Jersey and Ohio!"

Jim Baker shook his head and sighed, pointed to the paper on the coffee table that they had collected day and night, and said to George Bush: "But George, the campaign is over, and if you look at the data, you seem to be the only one who doesn't know about it." ”

"Although we won the caucuses in California, New Jersey and Ohio, but!"

Speaking of this, Jim Beck paused for a moment before he said heavily, "We're running out of money!"

"At this time, it's too late to catch up, and if you want to catch up, you need to pay a huge price, and even if you become a presidential candidate, we won't have money in the next competition with the Democratic Party!"

George Bush's face stiffened, his brow furrowed.

Seeing that George Bush was silent for a long time, Jim Baker said earnestly: "George, things are at this point, I am also responsible, the campaign strategy formulated at the beginning went wrong, I did not expect that Reagan has strong funds and media support behind him, if we adjust and catch up from the beginning, we will still have time." ”

But it's too late, and Reagan has already gained the affection of most of the populace, which is his advantage. ”

"The Republican Party urgently needs a victory to recover its decline, if the Democratic Party is re-elected this time, it will be a big blow to our Republican Party, what the top needs is someone who can beat Jimmy Carter, compared to Ronald Reagan, although your political background is deeper, but it is still not as good as Jimmy Carter, but Reagan, a lighter outsider, can compete more differently against Jimmy Carter. ”

If he could, Jim Baker didn't want to persuade George Bush to give up, because it would mean that he had also failed and that all this long-term effort would be in vain.

But he didn't let George Bush fall into it for his own sake, he was a friend of George Bush, and he didn't want to trap his friends.

If the Bush family goes all out, it is indeed possible to become the Republican presidential candidate, but this will require the Bush family to pay a great price.

If the campaign is not successful, all the previous investment will be in vain.

So he didn't dare to take this risk, after all, George Bush's political advantage is of no use to Jimmy Carter, the current president, and he has no experience as vice president, nor has he served as governor, and it is too difficult to jump to the top!

If there is no dark horse such as Ronald Reagan this time, George Bush has the best chance, as long as he has the resources of the Republican Party, he can still give it a go.

It's just a pity that the fierce Ronald Reagan has risen.

In this piece, George Bush has a similar mood in his heart.

"Jim, I'll go out and calm down first. ”

With that, George Bush got up and walked straight out the door, leaving everyone looking at each other.

George Bush's wife, Barbara, immediately got up and followed George Bush.

Jim Baker shrugged his shoulders, looked at the others, and said lightly, "Guys, let's wait first." ”

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