Kongsberg looked at him in disbelief, so much so that he straightened the collar of his shirt so that he could breathe easier, "You know, I put $300,000 into this election!" Yes, just more, no less. So if you're going to make me give up, at least tell me why. And I'm short on time, I'm afraid I can only give you another five minutes. ”

"Why?"

Kongsberg still kept his patience, he had a feeling that the young man in front of him was not stupid, on the contrary, his intelligence and ability were top-notch, which was also the practice of the old money family, respecting all smart people, even if the other party was at odds with him at the moment, but maybe after a while, everyone would partner up to do business?

"Well, let's say Mr. George Duffy is going to invest $300,000, and if that's the case, I'm going to give up running and support him instead. But you have to understand that as a prosecutor, he can't come up with that much money, and as for the fundraising ability, if he gets too many donations, I'm afraid it will affect the election. ”

"By the way, by the way, His Excellency the President's staff has privately expressed their support for me," Burke Kongsberg grimaced.

According to the laws of the United States, government civil servants cannot use their official capacity to canvass for candidates, because this is obviously not in line with the principle of fairness, of course, this article was broken by a fat man in Edward's previous life, he openly stood up for someone as the secretary of state, and then argued that he was using his private status.

The law can do what it does to him.

Of course, this product is too rough, and it really doesn't fit the practice of old money who have always paid attention to eating appearance.

The law leaves all kinds of seemingly legitimate back doors when specified, and only if you have a key such as money or power, then you can enter by pushing the door.

President Lyndon B. Johnson can't publicly support Connsburg, but that doesn't mean neither can the staff he hired on his own behalf.

What's more, there are only six members of the House of Representatives, there are six in a state, and even the strong contenders are from their own party, and supporting one will inevitably offend the other, even if the law allows it, the president is not willing to come forward, and at this time the staff is the best choice.

Private employment can circumvent the law and also show the intimacy of the relationship with the president, just like the master of the former Qing Dynasty of Huaguo - who dares to underestimate the lack of establishment in the yamen? When you give a big red envelope to the county master, you have to give the master a small one, and the two can't be too different.

Secondly, there can be a large group of privately hired staff, and even if there are 20 pairs of candidates in a state who ask the president to endorse them, they can theoretically cover all of them, and they are not offended.

What a perfect system and an even more perfect system back door.

It was a secret for the time being, and he told it so loudly in front of such a young man, because he felt that the other party was probably commissioned by George Duffy to come and find out his tone.

It is also a common thing that elections are wars in peacetime, and both sides have to go back and forth within the prescribed framework to achieve the final victory.

It's a bit abrupt to send someone down to throw stones and ask for directions, but it's not strange when you think about it.

Until the last minute, it is better for the coaches of both sides not to look at each other, and everything is taken care of by their subordinates, so that even if something goes wrong, they can get rid of the blame and repair it in time.

Besides, elections are wars, but wars will end eventually, and both sides will have to continue to live after the truce.

Elections are very expensive transactions, and you can't just go in and out, and the election war is temporary, and the long-term peaceful coexistence and making money together after that is the norm.

Therefore, the city prosecutor does not want to offend the wealthy families in this state, and in turn, the blue-blood family must maintain reverence for the law, at least on the surface, and respect the prosecutor who protects the territory and the people, so that the two parties can partner under the table to do business or something, and have money to earn together, which is not more fragrant than fighting life and death?

In Burke Kongsberg Jr.'s view, it is likely that George Duffy, after losing the House of Representatives, will instead start to continue to work on the judicial line, and it is only natural that he will become the state attorney general or the state high court judge or even the federal circuit judge in another ten years with his qualifications and resume.

This is also an important resource, the relationship is maintained well, it is of great benefit to the development of the family, in line with the policy of beating the dog (leg) also depends on the owner, he is quite patient with Edward, not to mention that this kid seems to be a talent.

"It's true that Mr. George Duffy can't come up with $300,000, and he doesn't have the backing of the current president's staff," said Edward, after a pause, earnestly, "I have something that might persuade you to change your mind." ”

"Oh? Is it an atomic bomb or a hydrogen bomb? Burke laughed and picked up the pipe on the table, "You go on." Also, you don't mind this, do you? Or you can fight too."

After thinking about it, he put down the pipe he had just picked up, took out a box from the drawer of his desk, opened it and put it in front of Edward, "I have a good sepiolite pipe here, which was given to me by the commercial counselor in Turkey last Christmas, and I haven't used it yet." A beautiful sepiolite pipe, especially from Turkey, is your ticket to the Connecticut Pipe Gentlemen's Club, of course, you are welcome in a good youth club, but if you have a pipe, you will gain more favor from the elders. As for myself, I'm used to heather pipes, but sepiolite is not used to it. ”

Edward's sharp eyes saw the beautiful pattern on the wooden pipe and the flawless body of the pipe in this box, "I'm a good fucker, the big dog is really rich and stylish, much taller than the corn cob thing in MacArthur's mouth." ”

"Oh no, thank you, please, I don't smoke."

"Won't? I remember George loved to smoke cigars and he didn't develop you to join his cigar club? ”

"No," Edward shook his head, "So, you're in the ring because of your pipes and cigars." Frankly, it was hard for me to decide, because my classmates smoked paper cigarettes. ”

"Ahaha, interesting lad, I like your sense of humor, decent, generous and judgmental. Pick up where you left off. As he spoke, Burke got up from behind his desk, walked to the easy chair in the corner of the study, patted the cushion gently, sat down, and lit the pipe with a match.

"Please take this pipe, maybe you will change your mind one day?" He closed the lid of the pipe box and pushed it in front of Edward.

"Oh, thank you for your kindness, it's my pleasure, but before you do that, please take a look at this," Edward handed over the large stack.

"Hey, be careful, I'm not a reading bucket, I can't afford to pay if it burns." Burke said in a relaxed tone, "Besides, this is not the same thing as a pipe, and no matter what we talk about today, it will not prevent me from appreciating you." ”

"This is just a photocopy, please take a look at it first." Edward seemed insistent

"Okay." Burke took the stack of papers, then put his legs on the table, put the papers on his lap, and squeezed his pipe in his right hand and smiled, "I'm sorry, I'm used to seeing things like this." ”

"Please."

"Volunteer list and contact information?" He smiled, and then his face became serious, and the thickness of the entire document was surprising.

"How many volunteers does George have?"

"I don't know," said Edward, "but I have two thousand two hundred and fifty-one people at my disposal." ”

"So much?"

"I can leave the list here so that you can find a third-party agency to do the sample verification."

"All college students?"

"Most of them, including some of the seminary juniors."

"First of all, I have a lot of volunteers, and secondly, do you think these are worth a full $300,000 in funding? And not counting all kinds of hidden resources and the endorsement of important members of the president's staff? ”

"Yes." Edward stood up and replied solemnly.

Before the other man got angry or laughed, he bent down and looked at Burke with a grin, the distance between the two was only a foot, and despite the green smoke from his pipe sliding down his nose, he said word by word, "I can mobilize these people, go door to door, and tell every mother in Connecticut, 'Dear little Burke Kongsberg is going to take their children from them and send them to Vietnam!'" ’”

"You're underestimating the love of New England for Millicorn! As a descendant of the Mayflower, the warriors here have never disgraced the United States! Burke took a strong puff of his pipe, puffing out thick green smoke.

"Yes, I certainly do not doubt the determination of the Mayflower descendants to defend freedom and peace. However, this is not World War II! Sir, this is for the young people of the United States to go thousands of miles away to protect a corrupt, greedy and vicious regime! Let the kids leave school and go to the rainforest to fight pythons and mosquitoes, and face the cold guns of AK47s. ”

"This is the great war of the free world against the expansion of the Red Empire." Burke stood up from his easy chair, his eyes blazing.

"I'll admit it, but I'd suggest you go straight to the mothers and say that in order to preserve the free world, you have to destroy the regime that doesn't even have destroyers, or mobilize your volunteers to tell the people of Connecticut that the purpose of running more than 10,000 miles is to resist the evil red tentacles, well, I should say fluff. Believe me, the students on these lists may be naïve, but they are definitely not lacking in wisdom and patience, and they are staunch patriots, and if they were to follow the 'make sure twice' principle, they would do it at least three times! ”

Edward's face was not red and his heart was not beating.

Contact twice is a strategy name in the election operation of the United States, and the campaign volunteers and the voting object must have at least two direct contact (including deduction) conversations to roughly ensure the reliability of the voting object.

It sounds a bit ridiculous, but it is proven by various statistics, and the effective lowest-cost contact plan is common sense that candidates must understand.

"That's what you're trying to do with those college volunteers?"

"Sort of, New Haven and the entire Third District are your territory, and Mr. George, although he is a distinguished alumnus of Yale, doesn't have much access to resources, so we don't have much chance of winning this war. But in order to gain support from the government, you agreed to the president's policy of continuing the war, and Mr. George has always been a staunch anti-war activist. Edward took a step back.

"In addition, you can flip back and see that the people of Connecticut, who were mostly devout Christians, would have had no time escaping the religious persecution of England and navigating the harsh waters of the Atlantic to the New World without God's guidance. The seminaries in Connecticut are among the best in the country in terms of quantity and quality, and these seminaries have all been won by us! Of course, it's mainly the students, the monks, and we're still working on it. "He seemed very humble.

But in his heart, he was silently reciting, "Playboy Dafa is good!" If the buddies succeed this time, each person will send a commemorative version of the airplane cup, oh, no, now it is the country where the hippie movement is popular, not the Heisei book where otaku are rampant, or it is more practical to send some condoms, but unfortunately, what is the chemical equation of sildenafil, if you can write it down, you will get rich, it's not right, this group of goods take drugs every day, and the helping effect of white powder is much stronger than that of regular drugs. Hey, the motherland is also strong, and the copycat viagra is also cheaper, it seems that you can buy a piece for a dozen yuan, such a good benefit, but I can't enjoy it, it's really ...... No, why do I know the price of this thing? Could it be Lao Tzu's last life......??? Suddenly he was in a cold sweat.