Chapter 1075: General Election and Warning

General Election and Warning Lanse came to Senator Cleveland's manor early in the morning to wait for him. Although Senator Cleveland said he would have time after three o'clock, what if he came back early?

And what if there happened to be other things to find him, then between waiting for Lanse and finishing the work at hand that looked like it could be finished quickly, everyone should know how to choose.

The Senator also belongs to ordinary people. He is very likely to go to deal with this sudden thing, thereby letting Lanse wait for a period of time.

So it is better to come early, about twenty minutes early, neither too early nor too late.

The Senator is not here now, but Lanse is also considered a regular here. They went to find Tang Mu, and Tang Mu came to pick up Lanse.

Although Lanse is a regular of the Senator, if no one greets him, it is still very difficult for him to enter the manor directly without the Senator's confirmation.

"You came a bit early.", Tang Mu stood on the steps from the manor car door to the parking lot looking at Lanse, his face full of unstoppable smiles.

Lanse came out of the car. He shook his shoulders to make his clothes fit better, and asked with curiosity, "You have a new life (child) again?"

Tang Mu was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand. "Not this. What makes me happy is that the war is over, and everything has returned to normal."

While speaking, Lanse had already walked up the steps. He was too familiar with Lanse, and the two didn't need to shake hands to express a friendly mood. He just turned and walked toward the room, walking and saying—

"The end of the war means that many things will start again, and I think the Senator asked you to come over today, which might have something to do with the general election.", he said, pushing open the door and letting Lanse walk in first.

Lanse said "Thank you." After entering the door, he stood by the door waiting for Tang Mu to come in together, and the two walked toward Tang Mu's office.

Tang Mu also has his own office now. As the second-ranked aide beside Senator Cleveland, and relatively active in the Federation's political arena, he also has rich interpersonal relationships, and he also got the status that belongs to him.

After entering his office, the two didn't sit on the sofa, but sat on both sides of Tang Mu's desk.

"What's wrong with the general election?", Lanse asked.

Tang Mu pressed the button on the phone, letting the servants send some coffee over.

There are many work-related needs in Senator Cleveland's manor. In addition, his aides sometimes work here, and they also need to receive some guests here, so the kitchen side can be said to be on duty twenty-four hours a day.

At any time, as long as someone needs it, they have to make food, drinks, and things like coffee are all their work.

After he finished saying these things and looked at Lanse, "You know, some things happened during the midterm elections."

Lanse nodded, but didn't express any opinions. At that time, there were quite a few controversies in society, about the President using some dishonorable means to win, and some people attacked him.

What was even more unexpected was that during his tenure, the Federation also participated in a war, which also led to the extreme extension of his term.

Of course, the result was good, because the war was won, which meant that when people judged his merits and demerits, his merits would obviously be greater than his demerits.

Now the topic of his dishonorable means in society has become much less, and most still think his performance in the war was quite good.

But this doesn't represent the political arena, and it will also forget that moment.

No matter what changes the war has brought now, these actually have nothing to do with the President absolutely. Even if a pig is in this position, Congress and the Federal government can achieve the current achievements.

Some contradictions that were hidden due to the concentration of power in the past have begun to be exposed again, and the Federation's political arena is about to set off a new storm.

The intensity of this storm is like a spring. After being pressed for so many years, the power when it erupts will also be astonishing.

This general election is about to start.

Tang Mu looked at him, his expression slightly strange. He seemed to want to say something, but finally couldn't help it.

People who can reach this step, the first thing they can do is learn to shut up when they should, and things that shouldn't be said must never be said to the outside, even if it is his wife.

Lanse didn't force him to say what he wanted to say but didn't say, but he already had some considerations in his heart.

They chatted for a few more sentences, and the phone ring on Tang Mu's desk rang. It was the Senator's. "I heard Lanse is in your office?"

"Let him come to my side, I want to chat with him."

Tang Mu hung up the phone and looked at Lanse. "The Senator is back. Now we go up."

Lanse stood up holding the armrest. "Of course, let me go see the Senator and see what he needs me to do."

The two soon came to the Senator's office. Senator Cleveland didn't let Tang Mu stay. After he served coffee to Lanse and the Senator, he took the initiative to leave. Only Lanse and the Senator were left in the room.

Senator Cleveland walked to the window with coffee. Now the weather has begun to get a bit hot, and New Jincheng is also twenty-three or twenty-four degrees. Many people on the street have begun to change into early summer style clothes.

Not so thick, or short-sleeved long skirts, the air is full of rich summer sunshine and the smell of plants growing wildly, and there are also bodies on the beach by the sea that are a bit dazzlingly white.

"I am dealing with the President's matter, this point doesn't need to worry."

"You have made the greatest effort you can make for us, then you should get your reward, otherwise people won't trust us anymore."

Lanse nodded. "I am not in a hurry to get these things. If it belongs to me, no one can take it away. If it doesn't belong to me, even if I pick it up, it will fall from my hand."

Senator Cleveland listened and thought for a while. "Very wise thinking, you always give me some surprises."

He paused as he spoke. "I asked you to come today, hoping you can help me do a few things, things that are not convenient for me to do, but you can easily do."

Lanse nodded, without speaking. Senator Cleveland walked back behind the desk and sat down again. "You should have heard that the general election will be held at the end of this year."

This is the provision of the Federal Constitution. If the President breaks out in war at the end of his term, and when the war ends, the President's term has obviously exceeded his maximum term limit, then a general election must be held that year.

Now there is half a year left until the end of the year. From the perspective of time, it is not very hasty. Congress has already begun to prepare for the general election.

The nomination of candidates within the party has also begun.

The Federation's political arena has a division of camps, Social Party, Liberal Party, Federal Party, but there is also a division of positions and factions. Perhaps some Social Party and Liberal Party people have the same views and interests on some issues, then they are in the same position.

Within the same party, there will also be many factions. For example, Senator Cleveland now belongs to a faction, and other Social Party people naturally belong to another faction.

This is a very complicated relationship, and it is not necessarily the result that people see.

This is like clearly there is opposition and conflict between the Social Party and the Liberal Party, but on some issues they can unite to deal with the Federal Party.

Of course, the Federal Party is also the same. Since the complete decline of the Federal Party, it has been worse than one day, but sometimes they will also cooperate with people from other parties to seek certain interests.

Interests are the eternal truth of the political arena.

Now the party candidate competition has begun. Different factions have given their own candidates. They will conduct a formal competition within the party.

The person who finally wins will be entrusted with important tasks by the party and participate in this year's presidential election as a presidential candidate.

The federal political scene is divided into camps—the Socialist Party, the Liberal Party, the Federal Party—but there are also divisions based on stance and faction. It is possible for some Socialists and Liberals to share the same views and interests on certain issues, and in that regard, they are on the same side.

"We originally didn't intend to participate in this presidential election, but...", Senator Cleveland's gaze fell on Lanse. "Your performance in the past few years has really made me unable to pick any flaws. Our strength and influence have grown very fast."

"You know, if a family of otters only has three or five, then they just want to have a place of their own in a small river."

"But if this family of otters has dozens or hundreds, then this small river can't accommodate them. They want to go to a bigger place, a broader world, to build more magnificent dams."

"Now our situation is also like this. Our influence is too big. If we don't participate in this presidential change election, it is not very friendly to those people below!"

Senator Cleveland spread his hands. "Everyone hopes that the interest group they rely on will get bigger and bigger. After all, only in this way can the individuals in the interest group get more benefits."

"So this time we will also participate in the election, even if I don't think this is a good thing, and at the same time, I don't have the idea of winning this time."

"The difficulty for the Social Party to continue to govern will be very great."

Lanse can only agree with his point of view, because the facts are indeed so. If it weren't for this war, perhaps the President would have to flee that position in embarrassment amidst the scolding of the bottom of society.

Then wait for a new President to take office, a President who does not belong to the Social Party to take office, and start to settle the stupid things and wrong things he did during his tenure.

But because of the war and the dividends brought by the victory of the war, he escaped a disaster, but people still won't like the Social Party to continue to govern.

Try changing one?

Lanse can understand Senator Cleveland's thoughts.

"Next, the Federation society will have a relatively rapid development period. Both class contradictions and economic pressure have been released, so after the Liberal Party wins the election, it is very likely to be re-elected."

"Although we don't want to participate in this election with full force, we also don't want the Liberal Party President to be re-elected."

"I have some materials here, about the list of candidates nominated by the Liberal Party this time. You go check it and see if they have any black materials."

He said, pushing a file bag over. Lanse opened it and roughly read it through in front of Senator Cleveland.

There are seven candidates in total, which means that the factions of the Liberal Party that intend to rush to the top this time have seven people, and each faction will launch a candidate that belongs to their own faction.

The reason why there are so many is actually related to the fact that the Liberal Party has a great chance of winning the election this year.

Everyone seemed relatively indifferent before, knowing that the Liberal Party did not have an advantage in the general election.

But now, the Liberal Party obviously has advantages in the general election that it didn't have before, so all factions hope that the person who rushes to the top is the candidate of their own faction.

Although people say that Congress is the highest governing body of the Federation, the President still has many special privileges. If a person from their own faction can become President, the days of their faction will be better in the next few years.

Lanse read these materials through, organized them, and put them back into the file bag. "I will arrange for people to investigate."

Senator Cleveland looked at him with some curiosity. "You haven't asked me if I need to expose these black materials."

Lanse couldn't help laughing. "I'm not that stupid, Senator."

Senator Cleveland had a very strange emotion when facing Lanse. He knew this emotion was a bit wrong, but he still couldn't help but want to ask Lanse to see how far Lanse could think.

He made a gesture for Lanse to continue, and then showed a listening expression.

Lanse said directly without any thinking. "What we want is to find the one with the most black materials, and then help him take office."

Senator Cleveland was shocked. He stared at Lanse, as if... he was recognizing him again for the I-don't-know-how-many-th time! "You made me feel surprised, Lanse!"

"Your political sense of smell is very keen!"

"Yes, you are right. We need to send the one with the most black materials to the President's position, and for those whose black materials are not enough, find a way to make them unable to go up."

"It's not convenient for me to do this. There are too many eyes on me and the people in my hands, but there are not many eyes on you, and I believe you also have a way to do these things."

"Go figure out who can become the best target, and let this target win successfully."

As for why this should be done, it is obviously to use these black materials to drag the President down from the President's position directly four years later.

In the Federation, not every President can serve for eight years. Some Presidents, because of this or that reason, for example, because the zipper is broken, can only serve for four years.

So dragging the President down is a metaphor and a ridicule for people at the bottom of society, but for the high level of the political arena, this is just a means, a method to achieve the goal.

After saying the business, Senator Cleveland frowned, which made Lanse a bit confused, but he also remained silent.

After about twenty seconds, he said, "Before, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation submitted a report to Congress and the President's office, a report on the investigation of Federation gangs."

"In these reports, he very directly expounded the birth, development, the necessity of gangs to society in the early days, and the fact that gangs have begun to expand uncontrollably now."

"So he believes that after the war, the prestige of the Federal government has reached its peak, and we don't need gangs to exist to manage the public well."

"So he submitted a draft of the anti-gang bill, which mentioned managing, restraining, suppressing, and finally producing gangs."

"This proposal has been passed in Congress, and they will soon start doing these things."

Senator Cleveland was afraid that Lanse didn't understand other things in it, so he explained. "The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Director is very... capable. He suggested passing another bill, allowing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate criminal cases nationwide, as well as cases, behaviors, characters, and events that might threaten the Federation's security."

"This invisibly increased the centralized power of the President's office and Congress. You know, it has been very difficult for us to directly interfere with some things in local areas over the years."

"Even if the Dangerous Goods Management Bureau is established, many people have protested against us."

"But under his coordination, the local reaction to this matter is not very big. Although a few states are still relatively uncooperative, their cooperation is only a matter of time."

"Congress is very satisfied with these reform plans submitted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the anti-gang bill draft he submitted has also been passed."

"Yesterday, when I was discussing with the President who blocked you from getting the Golden Heart Medal, he also mentioned this topic."

"I think you should be a little careful and deal with all the things that might have future troubles."

"Society will develop continuously after all. The era product like gangs will eventually be eliminated."

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"This invisibly increases the centralization of power for the President's Office and Congress. You know, for years it has been very difficult for us to directly interfere in local affairs."

"Even with the establishment of the Hazardous Materials Bureau, many people have protested against us."

"But under his coordination, the local reaction to this matter has not been very large. Although a few individual states are still relatively uncooperative, their cooperation is only a matter of time."

"Congress is very satisfied with the reform proposals submitted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Along with them, the draft anti-gang bill he submitted was also passed."

"Yesterday, when I was discussing with the President who exactly obstructed you from receiving the Golden Heart Medal, he also mentioned this topic."

"I think you should be a little careful and handle any matters that might have future repercussions."

"After all, society will continue to develop. Products of the era like gangs will eventually be eliminated."

(End of chapter)