Blackstone Code

To control Congress, one does not necessarily need to control a 67 percent majority.

First of all, regardless of whether so many people can be controlled by a certain person or an organization, the political and social impact and public opinion caused by doing so are enough to become a disaster!

The demise of the Duncan family is imminent. Why did this big tree fall suddenly?

It is because they miscalculated people's "reverence" for the Duncan family and underestimated the Progressive Party and the Conservative Party's prohibition on capitalists controlling Congress.

So they're screwed.

If Lynch controls so much, then he will become the second Duncan family. Those politicians will never allow an uncontrollable capital group to completely override the rules of the game!

Does that mean that there is no way to control Congress?

Not really, because politics has never been a "passing" game.

In other words, the core of political games is not "winning" but "not losing".

It sounds complicated, but it's actually very simple.

As long as Lynch can prevent a proposal from passing according to his wishes, he has control of Congress!

The rest is compromise and deal-making.

To prevent a proposal from passing, only 33% of the veto votes are needed, which is much more secretive than the 67% of yes votes!

At least it won't give people the impression that "Congress is all Lynch's people", and the York Gang's current number has not reached 33%.

But being able to veto the vast majority of proposals through political means and backroom deals is enough to force people to deepen communication and compromise on many issues.

If they want to pass, they must at least not harm Lynch's interests.

Otherwise Lynch would have let their proposal fail.

Look, this is more concealed, won't arouse some people's resentment, and won't ignite public opinion, but it can get things done.

The core reason for the collapse of the Duncan family was that they were too stupid!

Lynch has asked Senator Langdon not to continue to expand the size of the York Gang. If it continues to expand, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

Senator Langdon and Lynch walked aside and talked about the matter, "His hometown is from York State, Curiland, and he is a good friend of their new governor."

"This new governor is not very stable, and he defeated others by a very narrow margin in the election."

"He does not have much political power to support him. He is from a middle-class family, not a political family or a capitalist family..."

The governor is a doctor and a general practitioner. He won the election because he is sincere. At the same time, the role of a doctor can also win the favor of many people to a certain extent.

The reason for his participation in the election is also very unexpected. To put it simply, Connor's presidential campaign manifesto stated that he would reform medical issues.

And he expressed to the people that he would fully support health care reform and strive to make their state the first health care reform pilot.

Under his leadership, he will reduce people's expenditure on medical services and get more medical protection.

This is like opening a cheating device. Even if his opponents chased him fiercely, he still couldn't win in the end——

The main reason is that his opponents don't dare to discuss the issue of health care reform. Everyone knows that this is actually a fire pit.

Using this as a policy concept is indeed very good at attracting votes, but if it is not completed after canvassing votes, it will be completely ruined later!

Those candidates all come from political families or big capitalists. They will not spend half their lives betting on a short-term victory or defeat, so he won a thrilling victory.

After winning the election, his staff immediately suggested that he need to find a backer. Although it is not impossible to be governor without a backer, many issues with the federal government will not be easy to deal with.

The governor of a state has great power, and many times the federal and state governments are not on the same channel.

There will be contradictions, and if there are contradictions, there will be conflicts.

When governors with good backgrounds encounter problems, they can be solved with a few phone calls.

When a general practitioner encounters these problems, he can only help himself.

Finally, at the suggestion of their staff, they defected.

“So there’s another governor besides him now on our side?”

Senator Langdon nodded, "He said he planned to come to visit you, but he was afraid that coming directly would seem presumptuous, so..."

Lin Qi thought for a moment and agreed, "Don't be too showy. Arrange a time when we can meet, preferably outside."

Outside refers to outside the city. Lin Qi met privately with the chief executive of the region. Even if it was nothing, it would not be good to spread it.

Those conspiracy theorists, those with brain problems, they can completely imagine World War III based on this bit of information!

After chatting for a while, everyone was almost here, and Lin Qi also found a seat to sit down.

The federal parties are very "liberal", and not all party members will have positions within the party or outside the party.

In fact, the purpose of many people joining a party is to get a "party label". They will not bear any responsibilities, but they will meet part of the obligation-donation.

And when necessary, help other members of the same party to the best of our ability.

And if they need help, other members of the same party will come to help them.

This is a group that is neither strict nor hierarchical.

So today there are many people who have never met Lin Qi, but they have all met Lin Qi, and people keep coming over to say hello to Lin Qi.

At about 10:15, everyone who was supposed to come arrived, and the party whip also walked to the rostrum.

After the brief opening remarks, there was the voting session.

The professor sat not too far away from Lynch, and as a candidate her position was relatively close to the middle, in the second row, so that everyone could see her if necessary.

The voting process is very slow. The first round of voting will screen out those with low support rates.

Not everyone has to participate in the final vote. Only those with a certain foundation can make it to the end.

The professor's approval rating was not the highest, but it was not the lowest either and he easily entered the next round.

Then passed the second round and entered the third round.

By the third round, there were only four candidates, and the professor was one of them.

She began to get nervous. Although she knew that she would be the winner in the end, she still couldn't help but become nervous.

Her breathing was a little rapid, her eyes were a little distracted, and she looked at Lin Qi's position from time to time.

Only Lynch can provide her with enough sense of security!

Perhaps this feeling was the same as that of Gladstone's subordinates when they voted, but it was a pity that they could not wait for Gladstone!

At this time, everyone has to give a...campaign speech, talking about some of their views on Congress and what they will do if they win the election.

If anyone has questions about their speech, you can also ask them directly for Q\u0026A.

The professor took the stage in the third place. As the only female candidate, the smart people had actually guessed the final result.

But they still don't want to believe it.

The professor was very gentle, she was not aggressive at all, she emphasized the importance of "team" and hoped that everyone would have and be able to exercise their rights!

These views are very popular, especially among the committee members who usually have no sense of presence. They are very supportive of the professor's views.

Who really wants to be a backdrop?

Moreover, some people are in their forties or fifties and have devoted their lives to party work. As a result, they assume the most important responsibilities on the most important occasions, but they can only be puppets and marionettes. They will not be willing to do so. of?

In the past, they were unable to resist for many reasons, and even if they resisted, there would be no results.

But it seems to be different now, and the professor allows them to see some light.

When the professor left, everyone gave her a warm round of applause.

After the fourth person finished speaking, a short canvassing stage entered.

Everyone began to leave their positions and communicate with small groups or other people everywhere, such as exchanging opinions and interests, and asking them to choose whom to choose and who not to choose.

During this process, the York Gang was also running around. Although some things were decided early in the morning, in order to avoid accidents, what should be done must still be done.

Lynch never believed that "confirmation" would definitely lead to "execution". If it could really be done, then the world would have entered a fucking new era.

It is precisely because of human uncertainty that there is such complexity and diversity in society.

After the canvassing ends, the final vote begins.

The first candidate's support rate does not exceed 50% and is directly disqualified.

The second candidate's approval rating was just over 50 percent.

The next step was to vote on the professor's situation, and the results came out quickly, with more than 80%, leading the first candidate with a support rate of a little more than 15% ahead of the second candidate.

The support rate for the fourth candidate also did not exceed 50%, and the results are out.

It was already past two o'clock at noon, but because the pace was very fast, I did not stop to rest, but continued until now.

With more than 50% support and the highest support rate, the professor became the new committee chairman of the Progressive Party!

Everyone stood up and applauded, they witnessed the arrival of a new era!

The news soon reached the ears of the reporters outside. Some of those reporters who were eating fast food that cost one dollar and ninety-nine cents didn't even have time to finish what they were holding. They threw it directly on the ground and headed directly towards the steps. Run to the phone booth!

The value of news lies in its immediacy!

In less than five minutes, the entire Bupen knew the latest results. The Progressive Party Committee had the first female committee chair in federal history!