Blackstone Code

The federal people like the "majority", whether it is the shareholders' meeting or the federal Congress, they are pursuing the "majority".

The concept of majority has evolved from the initial "at least two out of every three people agree" to "at least more than two out of every three people agree" to the precise "sixty-six point seven percent"

This process went through many changes, and finally the number was settled on sixty-six point seven.

It is 0.1 more than sixty-six percent, infinite six, which is exactly equal to "more than two out of every three people agree on the same opinion." This is simply a perfect number!

So in this important vote, people are going after their side, which accounts for "sixty-six point seven percent" or more of the total!

The results of the first round of voting came out quickly. Gladstone's expression was not very good, and his support rate was less than 60%.

Although everything seems to be stable, who knows if the people sitting in this conference room made any deals with other people last night, or even just in the bathroom just now?

No one can say this for sure, no one knows who is stabbing him in the back!

anger?

No, at least he is very close to most.

When many people find that even if they change their position, they cannot change the outcome, they swing back and then change back.

Yes, the other two only got forty percent combined, and there's little point in continuing to support them.

Unless they intend to drag out the outcome of this vote for months or even years, which is unlikely.

The war has reached its mid-term, this is the view of some people in the Ministry of Defense, although they have no particularly strong evidence to support this view.

Assuming that what they said is true, if the war process is really halfway completed, this means that the war will end soon.

Just a few years.

Once the war is over, if it comes to the end as a winner, the Federation will have the greatest opportunity in history!

No one will allow the Progressive Party to remain in internal strife in the face of such an unprecedented opportunity!

In addition, the current president appears to be a Progressive Party member, but is actually a member of the military. He is still somewhat "dangerous", so this result will not drag on for too long.

The other two people actually knew that they were running with them, if not for the fact that the Progressive Party, as the current ruling party in the federation and the most potential ruling party, needs to take the lead.

They didn't even really want to run with them.

It's certainly a highlight of one's life to have participated in such a campaign, but if the result is failure and they know it will fail from the start, then it's obviously not enjoyable!

But today's situation is indeed a bit surprising. Yesterday, most people attended the short old man's retirement party. Everyone was talking and laughing...

The short old man "off the court" showed no other emotions when he heard this answer.

The Progressive Party is not entirely a slate, just like Senator Landon and his Landon Gang. These people may be just a small group of people, but the entire committee is composed of many small groups of people.

You can't ask everyone to stand on your side. Maybe they will agree on the surface, but they will oppose it behind the scenes.

With secret voting, no one knows where the loophole is!

"Wait a minute...". He waved his hand and lit a cigarette, "Wait a moment, nothing unexpected will happen!"

After the first vote, there will be a break, and some die-hard Gladstone supporters will start to wander around.

They would use words to test whether others were trying to play tricks and to reinforce that people should vote for Gladstone.

Is this shameless?

No!

This is a symbol of fairness and freedom!

How dogmatic would this society become if we were not even allowed to canvass for votes?

Soon the first fifteen minutes ended in this lively "consultation", and people returned to their seats.

The senior officials who presided over the voting stated that they did not get a result that could be recognized, so a new vote was needed.

Staff began re-issuing letters and cards, people began filling them out again, and votes were counted.

The result was obviously still not good, and Gladstone's approval rating dropped from less than a majority to 57%, which meant that some people chose to stab him in the back.

The number of votes for the second runner has been increased, with more than 29% of the votes supporting him. The gap between him and Gladstone seems to be 28%. .

In fact, this cannot be calculated at this time!

Because when the second runner increases by 14%, his approval rate will reach 43%.

Similarly, if the 14% approval rating is subtracted from Gladstone, then after losing 14%, he will only be left with 43%!

So in fact, to tie up with Gladstone, he only needs less than 20% support rate to catch up with or even overtake Gladstone!

This also caused Gladstone's expression to change somewhat. He looked at the second candidate not far away and smiled without any anger on his face. "It seems that everyone is more optimistic about you."

Runner No. 2 also responded with a smile, "The first few votes are not important, what is important is the subsequent votes."

It sounds like words of comfort or explanation, but in fact it is just bullshit, even a subtle provocation.

After hearing the meaning of these words, Gladstone suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and nodded slightly, "So many people support you, you will win in the end, right?"

Runner No. 2 thought for a while, "How do you want me to answer?"

He looked at Gladstone, "Actually, no matter who they choose, it doesn't make much difference to us, it's just a job!"

Gladstone nodded, "You're right!", he said and stood up, "Sorry, excuse me first."

Then he quickly walked into a lounge. There were still fifteen minutes before the next vote.

In addition to the short old man, there was a regular Progress Party committee worker in the room.

They were talking when Gladstone came in, but stopped because of his entrance.

After he closed the door, his expression became more natural.

"...He, a bitch, must be doing something behind his back!" His face looked ugly, "I knew he wouldn't be safe!"

The short old man sighed softly, "Just now... you told me that they are testing, and if they are allowed to get more, they will launch a more violent attack."

"But it's not like we don't have good news. At least we got part of the list..."

He said and handed a piece of paper with names written on it to Gladstone, "If you can deal with these people, what belongs to you will still belong to you!"

In fact, he still has half a sentence left. If he can't handle it, then it is very likely that he will lose what belongs to him!

This is actually the most normal scene in the committee.

Senator Langdon, someone also invited him to the side to talk.

"Landon, what do you think of these two votes?"

The person who asked him the question found a deserted corner with him on the pretext of smoking a cigarette together.

He asked the question after finishing a cigarette.

This guy is also a senator, slightly older, in his early sixties.

This age is actually just right for a senator's status. Although people like younger ones, in terms of politics, his age is just right.

He has experienced enough things, has enough connections, and has accumulated a lot of wealth. He is at an age where he can do something for this country, if he is willing to do something for this country!

Senator Langdon shook his head, "It's very stalemate. It looks like there are some small changes."

The old senator nodded solemnly, "At first they were just testing, but now the testing has turned into a preliminary attack. People have discovered that they have no chance. I'm afraid it will be more difficult next time!"

Senator Langdon might not have understood what he was saying before, but now he understood it perfectly.

When the first vote failed, it actually gave many swingers an idea. If they couldn't kill other runners at once, why didn't they give it a try?

Speculation, whether it is political speculation or capital speculation, is pursuing the maximum return at the minimum cost. There is nothing more amazing than the return on speculation!

There is actually not much return on the side of Gladstone now. It is like passing the throne from the emperor to the eldest prince. No matter how much the ministers agree, they will not get too much trust and dependence from the future emperor.

Because they did not play any role in the transfer of power!

On the contrary, if the second prince, who had no hope of inheriting the throne, gets the throne because of the instigation of these ministers, he will be most grateful to these ministers who supported his rise to the throne. He will trust and rely on these people unconditionally. Of course, this will definitely be the case at the beginning.

So when the first vote failed to produce a result, new speculators immediately appeared.

These people don't even need anyone to lobby for them to become swaying, because what they see and do now is not in vain!

The results of the second vote also confirmed this. Everyone is tacitly trying to move a huge rock. Now they have the opportunity to get more rewards, how can they give up?

If the results of the third vote are worse, it is very likely that this vote will be delayed!

Senator Langdon knew very well that his experience in Congress had taught him a lot of things that were not in the books.

He did not speak, and the old senator continued, "We all hope to be on the right path, but our eyes are full of fog. Maybe we should wait a little longer, and the fog will eventually lift one day..."

Senator Langdon nodded thoughtfully.