Chapter 114: Bombshell

Illyana Letty and Jeff LaVine were the first places in the primaries of the two parties, and the first televised debate between the two sides was full of gunpowder.

The off-stage host gave the theme of tonight's televised debate, without any surprises, race relations in the 18th constituency.

After all, the 18th district is now on the verge of splitting, and Cubans in this district are terrified by the veteran ruffians who came to support Jeff from all over Florida.

In the days leading up to the debate, more than 100 veterans drove to Little Havana in the south, which had nothing to do with the 18th district, every day, carrying American flags, waving campaign banners with Jeff LaVine's face and shouting Jeff LaVine's campaign slogans.

Because the veterans had shotguns stuck in their cars, the expressions of excitement and fanaticism on their faces looked like they were waiting for the Cubans to come forward and ask for trouble, so that they could create an opportunity to shoot and kill in legitimate defense.

Coupled with the large number of police convoys sent by the Miami Police Department behind the convoy, and the police helicopters hovering overhead, it can only be said that the tourism income of the residents of Little Havana has plummeted in the past few days.

The PBS presenter looked at Iliana Letty at this point: "Ms. Letty, when it comes to how to deal with race relations in the 18th district, why do you think that you are a better choice for the people of your district than your opponents?" ”

Iliana Letty wore a bright red uniform skirt, and when she heard the host invite her to answer the question first, she smiled and adjusted the microphone in front of her, and said unhurriedly:

"Thank you, host, and thank you to all the audience tonight, and to my opponent, Mr. Jeff LaVine, on this issue, I want to say, I'm a person of color, I'm Cuban-American, because I'm a person of color, I've experienced discrimination from whites, because I'm a Cuban-American immigrant, I've been humiliated by whites, and I understand the suffering that Cubans, Hispanics, Hispanics, Latinos, blacks in this district have suffered, and I've experienced it myself, and I'm coming forward to run for the sake of making racism a complete end of the American malaise in the 18th district. I want to be the first Cuban-American female congressman in my district, I want all people of color to walk the streets with dignity, so that everyone can enjoy the sunshine of Miami equally, I don't think the question of whether to elect me or Mr. Jeff LaVine is a very difficult choice for the voters of this district, who can understand the pain of racism that you are experiencing, who can make all kinds of plans, policies, and put them into action? Of course it was me, and it was never possible for Mr. Jeff LaVine, as a white man, to tell you that he understood the pain of racism. I hope that I can win your support in this election and make the 18 constituencies truly equal and free, thank you. ”

This statement is relatively safe, no attack, no ridicule, mainly from the first question subtly expressed his position, that is, in the next 18 districts, he will only regard people of color as his main support, of course, mainly to absorb the votes of the Cuban-American supporters of Lona Kennedy, who are still insistent on the Democratic Party at this time, but have no chance of winning.

And the president flew to help her stand on the platform before, attended the campaign rally with her, and saw that she was in the limelight, and indeed many Cubans who had previously supported Lorna turned to support her at this time.

After all, for most ordinary Cubans, party affiliation doesn't matter to them, it's important that a compatriot is elected.

The moderator then looked at Jeff LaVine, who was dressed in camouflage: "Mr. Jeff LaVine, on the question of how to deal with race relations in the 18th constituency, why do you think that you are a better choice for the people of your district than your opponents, and what do you think of Ms. Letty's statement?" ”

"Because Cubans like white people to run them, it's my duty to stand up and run, and that's the answer." Jeff LaVine didn't even look at his opponent, and always looked at the camera with a straight face:

"Are countless Cubans smuggled to the United States because the American people elected a Cuban-American president? Of course not, because then they might as well stay in Cuba and see Castro's face, they are because they envy the countless miracles that the great Americans have created in this land, just now Ms. Iliana Leti said that she suffered racial discrimination in the United States, all kinds of injuries, tears were heard, I was almost sad to cry, I really want to comfort her, America is so bad, why don't you go back to Cuba, I can personally pay for you to buy a ticket back to Cuba! ”

"It's the same with other Cuban immigrants, if America is really as bad as you say, full of racism, violence, **, ****...... Why don't you go back to your real motherland? Why not build it with your hands and make it as great as America? You may say, because Castro was brutal, ferocious, blah blah, well, let me tell you, what we did when we faced the same problems in this land, we declared our independence, we overthrew the tyrannical rule of England, and we did it! ”

"Ms. Iliana-Letti, of course, is a very good woman, and the multiple-choice question she just said is very good, a white American who has lived here for generations, father and son have fought for their country, a Cuban woman who came to the United States in 1969 because she was afraid to overthrow Castro, who should choose to change the 18th district, is not a problem for the voters, so to speak, if war breaks out in the United States, you can always believe, Jeff LaVine must be the first veteran to return to the battlefield in the 18th constituency, and as for the other, she may have already chosen her next beloved homeland, thank you, thank you, host, I'm done. ”

The audience was silent, and even the host was stunned for two seconds before coming back to his senses.

Compared with Iliana's light cloud, Jeff LaVine can be described as a gentleman, directly attacking the other party at the beginning of not loving the United States at all, and directly marking out the Cubans from the American component, asking them why they don't go back to build their own country because they dislike the shortcomings of the United States, but come here to accept discrimination.

But I have to say that this sentence is very lethal, at this time, many ordinary voters who follow this TV debate through the TV set, especially those with a low level of education, are instantly brainwashed by this question, these Cubans who came to the United States, they don't even have the courage to make changes for their homeland, will they have the courage and ability to change the United States?

"Ms. Letty, would you like to respond to Mr. Jeff LaVine's words?" The moderator looked at Ilyana Letty and asked.

Illyana Letty's face did not change color because of Jeff LaVine's words that tried to provoke her just now, on the contrary, she still maintained an elegant smile, and after hearing the host's inquiry, she approached the microphone and said: "Thank you, Mr. Jeff LaVine for telling me a joke, that is, fear war, blood, killing cowards, weak, women should not exist in the United States, even if they obey the law in the United States, pay taxes, and encounter discrimination, they can only endure silently, and cannot resist, just because we are outsiders, so, Only soldiers, warriors and strong can survive in this land? America is a great country that has always championed equality, but now, Mr. Jeff LaVine is telling us that without equality, people of color and immigrants should be discriminated against. ”

"I think that when you hear him say that, voters should have an answer in their hearts, whether to choose me as a woman of color candidate who is willing to promote equality and let America continue to be great, or choose an arrogant, arrogant white Castro who turns America into another Cuba."

The moderator looked at Jeff Lavin: "Second question, Mr. Jeff Lavin, your campaign slogan, saying no to Cubans, and the rallies of your supporters in your district have made Cuban voters in your district very uneasy, you have already divided the electorate before you were elected, and once elected, the voters in your district are worried that the situation will only get worse, do you have anything to say to the voters in your district?" ”

"It's not going to be divided, it's not going to get worse, because after I'm elected, either the Cuban illegal immigrants will completely forget their homeland and obediently obey the law in the refugee camps in the 18th constituency, or I'll drive them back to their homeland, which is the 18th constituency in Miami, USA, not the Cuban constituency, and I know that after that, there will be politicians who will stand up and attack me tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, it doesn't matter, even if I do that, because I will fight back, do you know how to fight back? I will work with the Miami Police Department and the large number of vigilante volunteers to arrest all the illegal immigrants in the 18th district and send them to the precinct of those who are attacking me, giving them a chance to show compassion, and I can't wait, and the volunteer vigilantes can't wait. Instead of denying the bothering Cuban-American voters in the region at this time because of his campaign slogans, Jeff LaVine generously acknowledged and looked directly at the camera, intimidating potential Republican politicians who were ready to seize on his radical rhetoric and attack his presence.

How do you dare to baash me, my veteran volunteers, tomorrow you will start arresting Cuban illegal immigrants all over the world and sending them to your jurisdiction, whether I will be elected or not is full of unknowns, but your opponents will be happy to see that there are countless unstable excuses in the jurisdiction that can attack you.

In short, hurt each other.

Maybe Jeff LaVine doesn't have what it takes to get elected, but he certainly has what it takes you out of position.

In the office of the TV director on the second floor, Martin wore a communicator and conveyed it to Jeff according to the manuscript paper, and then looked at Tommy by the window: "Boss, will these answers you prepare be too exaggerated, I think the rhetoric is so fierce that I almost declare that Cuban illegal immigrants are terrorists, although I have not been doing this job for that long, but the experience of other election cases tells me that non-Cuban people will not support Jeff because of his deliberate statement of dividing Cubans, but will choose to support Cuban women because they are afraid that he is too extreme." We should have a sensational auxiliary campaign action on the sidelines to cooperate, so that everyone can accept Jeff's remarks. ”

Tommy turned his head, looked at Martin, and smiled: "There's nothing wrong with the lessons you've learned, there really needs to be off-court activities, Martin, it's just not that we're in charge, as a deal, David Kennedy is in charge of providing off-court support during the campaign." ”

"What kind of off-site support? The police department cracked a major and vicious criminal case of illegal immigrants in Cuba? Martin thought for a few seconds before asking.

For example, in the case of blacks and whites, black candidates have won the sympathy of whites, and whites will plan a major black incident outside the field, like a bucket of ice water, poured on the heads of those white voters, so that they can take back their sympathy for blacks, and with the sympathy disappearing, there are also votes that wanted to vote for blacks.

"I don't know what kind of support it was, he didn't tell me, I don't know anything about it like you do, I'm looking forward to it." Tommy lit his cigarette and said earnestly to Martin.

Martin listened to the debate's question: "Iliana began to attack Jeff's rudeness, saying that he had no understanding of what equality meant to America. ”

Tommy said: "The answer starts on the seventh line of the second page, and asks Jeff to ask her why her private schools only admit rich children if she knows equality, if she is really fraternal, why does her private school only admit rich children, why does it not admit Cuban American children to school unequally, but the names of people in line 11 are not allowed to be mentioned for the time being, and they are left for the final free debate stage, which is the bombshell I am going to use to bomb the non-Cuban voters in front of the television." ”

(End of chapter)