The Land of the Free: American Political Roleplay (IC III)

[Greater Arab State]

“Well, as I’m sure you’re aware, MN-7 is one of our targets this year. Now, if you could air some generic Republican ads in eastern North Dakota, that might just give us the small push we need to flip the district red and, hopefully, take us one step closer to flipping the House. Would you be willing to do this?”

“Hmm I don’t know about that. Rep Not Peterson has been a very effective advocate for the rural interests. I don’t want the seat taken over by a carpetbagger from New York who can’t even tell the Dakotas apart. I want assurances that the new representative at least knows a thing or two about agriculture.”

“Well, I instructed the NRCC a few months ago to recruit optimum candidates for a number of our target districts. From what I recall, our candidate in MN-7 is primarily focussed on law and order issues, however they’re also a long funding resident of the district and I’m sure promoting agricultural interests will be amongst their highest priorities both on the campaign trail, and hopefully, in the House.”

[Lavan Tiri]

Senator Kimberly Dunbar
Washington, D.C.

Spreadsheets.

Endless fucking spreadsheets.

Kim had taken the past two weeks off, essentially, in order to campaign for her reelection back home in Kansas, as well as stumping for local Republican candidates in a variety of smaller races. Now, she found herself back in D.C., staring at her computer screen, wondering why she'd decided to put everything into spreadsheets that hurt her eyes to stare at.

As Chair of the NRSC, she had a vast spreadsheet of every Republican up for reelection that year, including herself, as well as every Democrat up for reelection, and every open seat. From there, she'd sorted them into five categories: Smooth Sailing, for Republican incumbents in deep red states who were going to get reelected unless they did something spectacularly stupid; No Chance, for Democrats in deep-blue states who couldn't be toppled unless they did something dumb or the Republican nominee was a highly popular official in the state, like (not-Charlie Baker) in Massachusetts; Struggling Incumbent, for GOP incumbents who needed varying degrees of extra help; Takedown Opportunities, for Democratic incumbents who needed varying degrees of extra help finding a new job; and Interesting Open Seats, for fluid races for open seats.

In her Struggling Incumbent category, she'd listed Clint Guerrera, Agatha Cragin, and Andrew Gardner, in order of severity. Clint, the poor boy, was a lost cause, and Kim had been steadily pulling Committee funding from his campaign as he sunk deeper and deeper in the polls and did nothing about it--not all the funding, she'd left him enough to put up a fight with, but she wasn't going to continue to invest heavily in him.

Agatha was still recieving the same amount of funding, and Kim had committed to leaving her alone. From her understanding, Maine wouldn't take well to national interests trying to meddle in their elections, and she didn't want to hurt Agatha's chances by stepping in unasked.

As for Gardner, Kim had directed more funds his way, to help solidify his outreach and increase his ad buying in the Atlanta suburbs where Washington would be making her play.

In the Interesting Open Seats category, she had the races in Ohio, Louisiana, Texas, Iowa, North Carolina, Michigan, and the special election in Illinois.

Ohio and Louisiana were her current headaches, with Gaspard's eccentricity and Rodman's invisible campaign making her feel like she could use another heart attack. While she couldn't openly favor one candidate or another in the jungle primary, she could at least direct more money to ad buys in Ohio, to attack Vichter for his socialist views, far-left extremism, and association with Jillian Dayton.

In Texas, her once-shaky faith had been solidified, by both Baines' invisible campaign and Crawford's knack for campaigning. She maintained the current level of funding, and decided to avoid interfering too much.

With Nate on the ticket, North Carolina should be an easy win, and Robinson's recent disappearance from the campaign trail was a boon to Adler's campaign. She decided to slightly bump the ad budget afforded to Adler--the election being too close would be almost as embarrassing as losing would be.

Neither Baxten or Garfield had done extreme levels of campaigning in Michigan, giving Kim cause for concern. She sent an email to Baxten's office inquiring as to why he hadn't been out gladhanding voters, and bumped his budget slightly. The situation was the same in Iowa, but with Dunn on the ticket, Ruler's job should be easy. She emailed him as well, and moved along.

The special in Illinois wasn't going exactly how she wanted--namely, it seemed to not be going at all. She got in touch with local and state GOP officials, checking up on their candidate recruitment process, and resolved to tackle that issue later.

Meanwhile, in her Takedown Opportunity category, she had Alaska, Alabama, and Minnesota. She didn't much want Frankie to lose an election, not only due to their friendship but also because Kim would, if she could, have all Democrats be like Francine Sullivan. Fortunately, Alaska was another situation like Maine, where she felt too much intervention would hurt Johnston's campaign. She left him alone and didn't adjust the budget.

In Alabama...to be frank, she had no clue what Mudale was doing. She was young, hot, and Wolfist, and the race was still too tight for Kim's liking. She increased the allotted budget the Committee gave Mudale, because a Republican losing Alabama would be doomsday.

Minnesota was another interesting situation, and she spent quite a bit of time on the phone with state and county GOP leaders, inquiring after potential candidates--former Governor (not-Tim Pawlenty) and former Lieutenant Governor (not-Michelle Fishbach) foremost among them, as well as the State Senate Majority Leader. The search for someone to take down Murphy continued, and part of Kim actually wished Murphy would win--having him in office meant an endless stream of attack ad fodder for her people to work with.

Closing her laptop, she locked her door and laid her head on her desk for a nap.

[Dentali]

Nate Richardson
@GovernorRichardson

After months of waiting the Democratic Police Reform bill has finally arrived. But apparently Senator Dayton couldn't be bothered to support it, guess she was checking her watch... But then again it appears all but two members of the Democratic Party refused to sponsor the legislation. Regardless of the content of the bill the Democrats have shown once more they do not care about Law and Order or Police Reform.

[Dentali]

Nate Richardson Campaign Stops August 4th, 2020 to August 10th, 2020

*Richardson speaking Spanglish when applicable

Date: Tuesday August 4th, 2020
Time Spent: 12 Hours Retail, 2 Hours Meetings, 0 Hours Rally, 2 Hours Town Hall
Location: 2nd Congressional District, Missouri
Guest: Local Congressional Candidate, Suzette Seidel, Laura Dunn
Area of Focus: Suburbs
Topics: Economic Recovery, Policing, Cancel Culture


Date: Wednesday August 5th, 2020
Time Spent: 12 Hours Retail, 2 Hours Meetings, 0 Hours Rally, 2 Hours Town Hall
Location: 3rd Congressional District, Wisconsin
Guest: Local Congressional Candidate, Wolf Jr, Laura Dunn
Area of Focus: WWC
Topics: Economic Recovery, Policing, Cancel Culture


Date: Thursday August 6th, 2020
Time Spent: 12 Hours Retail, 2 Hours Meetings, 0 Hours Rally, 2 Hours Town Hall
Location: Pueblo County, Colorado
Guest: Local Congressional Candidate, Wolf Jr, Laura Dunn, Abernathy, Guererra
Area of Focus: WWC
Topics: Economic Recovery, Policing, Cancel Culture


Date: Friday August 7th, 2020
Time Spent: 10 Hours Retail, 2 Hours Meetings, 2 Hours Rally, 2 Hours Town Hall
Location: Larimer County, Colorado
Guest: Local Congressional Candidate, Wolf Jr, Laura Dunn, Abernathy, Guererra
Area of Focus: WWC
Topics: Economic Recovery, Policing, Cancel Culture



Date: Saturday August 8th, 2020
Time Spent: 10 Hours Retail, 2 Hours Meetings, 2 Hours Rally, 2 Hours Town Hall
Location: Adams County, Colorado
Guest: Local Congressional Candidate, Wolf Jr, Laura Dunn, Abernathy, Guererra
Area of Focus: WWC
Topics: Economic Recovery, Policing, Cancel Culture


Date: Sunday August 9th, 2020
Time Spent: 10 Hours Retail, 2 Hours Meetings, 2 Hours Rally, 2 Hours Town Hall
Location: Arapahoe County, Colorado
Guest: Local Congressional Candidate, Wolf Jr, Laura Dunn, Abernathy, Guererra
Area of Focus: WWC
Topics: Economic Recovery, Policing, Cancel Culture


Date: Monday August 10th, 2020
Time Spent: 12 Hours Retail, 2 Hours Meetings, 0 Hours Rally, 2 Hours Town Hall
Location: Pueblo County, Colorado
Guest: Local Congressional Candidate, Wolf Jr, Laura Dunn, Abernathy, Guererra
Area of Focus: WWC
Topics: Economic Recovery, Policing, Cancel Culture

[Greater Arab State]

Nate Richardson
@GovernorRichardson

After months of waiting the Democratic Police Reform bill has finally arrived. But apparently Senator Dayton couldn't be bothered to support it, guess she was checking her watch... But then again it appears all but two members of the Democratic Party refused to sponsor the legislation. Regardless of the content of the bill the Democrats have shown once more they do not care about Law and Order or Police Reform.

Liked and retweeted by @RepresentativeVolker and @Sen.Trelawney.

[Kargintinia]

“I’m glad to hear things are going well. You know I’ve been thinking about 2022…”

“Yes, I remember you were considering either running for the House or potentially moving to New York. I guess you’ve made your decision?” Thomas asked, a slight hint that he had an idea of what his daughter would say next coming through in his tone.

“Yes, I have decided to go home to Missouri and run for Congress. New York just doesn’t seem like a worthwhile investment…”

[Greater Arab State]

“Yes, I remember you were considering either running for the House or potentially moving to New York. I guess you’ve made your decision?” Thomas asked, a slight hint that he had an idea of what his daughter would say next coming through in his tone.

“Yes, I have decided to go home to Missouri and run for Congress. New York just doesn’t seem like a worthwhile investment…”

The elder Volker nodded as Sadie spoke. As his suspicions were confirmed, a slight smile gradually formed on his face, part of him felt a sense of pride that his own daughter would be running for Congress in the next cycle. Admittedly, Sadie had always been the most politically engaged of his children growing up, with him commonly bringing his second-born on his numerous House campaigns over the years, but the news still managed to come as a small shock to the Missourian.

“Well, I can see why you made the decision to go back to Missouri and run for the House, you’ll certainly have a lot more opportunity politically, and I know that you’ll do extremely well. You were always the tenacious one.” Thomas replied, chuckling briefly before he continued.

“So have you decided if you’ll be running in the 2nd District or somewhere else?”

[Kargintinia]

“Yes, I have decided to go home to Missouri and run for Congress. New York just doesn’t seem like a worthwhile investment…”

The elder Volker nodded as Sadie spoke. As his suspicions were confirmed, a slight smile gradually formed on his face, part of him felt a sense of pride that his own daughter would be running for Congress in the next cycle. Admittedly, Sadie had always been the most politically engaged of his children growing up, with him commonly bringing his second-born on his numerous House campaigns over the years, but the news still managed to come as a small shock to the Missourian.

“Well, I can see why you made the decision to go back to Missouri and run for the House, you’ll certainly have a lot more opportunity politically, and I know that you’ll do extremely well. You were always the tenacious one.” Thomas replied, chuckling briefly before he continued.

“So have you decided if you’ll be running in the 2nd District or somewhere else?”

“I was considering either the 6th or the 2nd. I suppose whichever one has an incumbent more willing to leave his seat. Although I suppose it shouldn’t be too hard for the House Republican Leader to convince a Congressman to “give up” his seat.” Sadie smiled.

[Greater Arab State]

The elder Volker nodded as Sadie spoke. As his suspicions were confirmed, a slight smile gradually formed on his face, part of him felt a sense of pride that his own daughter would be running for Congress in the next cycle. Admittedly, Sadie had always been the most politically engaged of his children growing up, with him commonly bringing his second-born on his numerous House campaigns over the years, but the news still managed to come as a small shock to the Missourian.

“Well, I can see why you made the decision to go back to Missouri and run for the House, you’ll certainly have a lot more opportunity politically, and I know that you’ll do extremely well. You were always the tenacious one.” Thomas replied, chuckling briefly before he continued.

“So have you decided if you’ll be running in the 2nd District or somewhere else?”

“I was considering either the 6th or the 2nd. I suppose whichever one has an incumbent more willing to leave his seat. Although I suppose it shouldn’t be too hard for the House Republican Leader to convince a Congressman to “give up” his seat.” Sadie smiled.

“Now that wouldn’t be too hard at all.” Thomas said with a smirk before continuing.

“In terms of the 6th, Congresswoman Seidel is retiring from the House this cycle to run for Governor so it’s unlikely that the incumbent is unlikely to retire. That being said, I’m sure (Not-Ann Wagner) would be willing to retire from the 2nd, or, if you wanted to run in a more secure district, (Not-Blaine Luetkemeyer) in the 3rd could be persuaded to not run for re-election.”

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

“Hmm I don’t know about that. Rep Not Peterson has been a very effective advocate for the rural interests. I don’t want the seat taken over by a carpetbagger from New York who can’t even tell the Dakotas apart. I want assurances that the new representative at least knows a thing or two about agriculture.”

“Well, I instructed the NRCC a few months ago to recruit optimum candidates for a number of our target districts. From what I recall, our candidate in MN-7 is primarily focussed on law and order issues, however they’re also a long funding resident of the district and I’m sure promoting agricultural interests will be amongst their highest priorities both on the campaign trail, and hopefully, in the House.”

“Law and order is so important, so important. But so is agriculture. If you send me more about the candidate and he passes muster I will certainly run add.”

[Greater Arab State]

“Well, I instructed the NRCC a few months ago to recruit optimum candidates for a number of our target districts. From what I recall, our candidate in MN-7 is primarily focussed on law and order issues, however they’re also a long funding resident of the district and I’m sure promoting agricultural interests will be amongst their highest priorities both on the campaign trail, and hopefully, in the House.”

“Law and order is so important, so important. But so is agriculture. If you send me more about the candidate and he passes muster I will certainly run add.”

“Of course, I’ll have a copy of the candidate’s profile I was supplied with following the recruitment process as well as their contact information sent to you as soon as possible.”

[Kargintinia]

“I was considering either the 6th or the 2nd. I suppose whichever one has an incumbent more willing to leave his seat. Although I suppose it shouldn’t be too hard for the House Republican Leader to convince a Congressman to “give up” his seat.” Sadie smiled.

“Now that wouldn’t be too hard at all.” Thomas said with a smirk before continuing.

“In terms of the 6th, Congresswoman Seidel is retiring from the House this cycle to run for Governor so it’s unlikely that the incumbent is unlikely to retire. That being said, I’m sure (Not-Ann Wagner) would be willing to retire from the 2nd, or, if you wanted to run in a more secure district, (Not-Blaine Luetkemeyer) in the 3rd could be persuaded to not run for re-election.”

“I will look into the 6th, although if they had Representative Seidel they may look more for the Porter style of Republican, even if he himself had been discredited. The 2nd may be more interested in a standard Conservative message.”

[Greater Arab State]

“Now that wouldn’t be too hard at all.” Thomas said with a smirk before continuing.

“In terms of the 6th, Congresswoman Seidel is retiring from the House this cycle to run for Governor so it’s unlikely that the incumbent is unlikely to retire. That being said, I’m sure (Not-Ann Wagner) would be willing to retire from the 2nd, or, if you wanted to run in a more secure district, (Not-Blaine Luetkemeyer) in the 3rd could be persuaded to not run for re-election.”

“I will look into the 6th, although if they had Representative Seidel they may look more for the Porter style of Republican, even if he himself had been discredited. The 2nd may be more interested in a standard Conservative message.”

“That’s true. If I recall, the 2nd was the only district to vote for Richardson in the primary. That being said, the 3rd only moderately voted for Porter so that might be an option considering your Wolfist credentials and career up to this point whilst still giving you some room to manoeuvre in the primary should you need it.”

[Dentali]

Nate Richardson
In-Transit
Video Call



Having his own plane wasn't something Richardson wanted to do. He came from a fiscally conservative background, he refused to let the campaign run in the red and something 'luxurious' like a personal campaign plane wasn't in his mind a justified expense. What it came down to was time and money, at the end of the day having a dedicated plane was worth the investment overall saving time and money. That being said it was the cheapest one they could find, and had nothing extra or comfortable in it.

"We have a massive fundraising advantage... that tech bill, the utter lack of courting activists, and going without a superpac has hurt dayton quite a bit. She's no (Not Bernie) or (Not Obama) and your not as threatening to people at Wolf... I don't see the money edge dulling... We can afford a broad campaign" His campaign finance director Joe Yates delivered the point for the 800th time since the campaign started, Richardson had kept him on from the primary as his connections and financial wizardry gave Richardson a massive money advantage in the primary, and now the general, he was the reason Richardson could get around not having a SuperPac. But at the same time he thought money was everything in a campaign.

"Joe I get that... I'd love to win all 50 states but its not going to happen... as good as we are doing in Colorado I'm at a point where I need to make a decision about what kind of campaign i'm going to run... and at the end of the day Colorado and doesn't want what the other swings want. And at the RNC I need to move in the direction that gives me the best chance of getting elected... which will likely cost me in Colorado. Its time to pull out... Keep enough money to help Clint out and then send the rest of our resources to Nevada."

[Kargintinia]

“I will look into the 6th, although if they had Representative Seidel they may look more for the Porter style of Republican, even if he himself had been discredited. The 2nd may be more interested in a standard Conservative message.”

“That’s true. If I recall, the 2nd was the only district to vote for Richardson in the primary. That being said, the 3rd only moderately voted for Porter so that might be an option considering your Wolfist credentials and career up to this point whilst still giving you some room to manoeuvre in the primary should you need it.”

“As much as my heart goes out to those who were effected by his acts of terror,Porter deciding to reveal his true nature is really a blessing in disguise. Places that were moderately in favor of him likely would reject him now if he was somehow running again. I think our party, and our whole country, are definitely better off with that menace gone.”

[Greater Arab State]

“That’s true. If I recall, the 2nd was the only district to vote for Richardson in the primary. That being said, the 3rd only moderately voted for Porter so that might be an option considering your Wolfist credentials and career up to this point whilst still giving you some room to manoeuvre in the primary should you need it.”

“As much as my heart goes out to those who were effected by his acts of terror,Porter deciding to reveal his true nature is really a blessing in disguise. Places that were moderately in favor of him likely would reject him now if he was somehow running again. I think our party, and our whole country, are definitely better off with that menace gone.”

“Definitely, I think we can consider ourselves fortunate that the legacy left by President Wolf and the voters that we as a party gained thanks to his efforts have both managed to be protected from Secretary Porter’s deceit. I honestly don’t know how long it would have taken for the GOP to recover if we had nominated him.”

[Kargintinia]

“As much as my heart goes out to those who were effected by his acts of terror,Porter deciding to reveal his true nature is really a blessing in disguise. Places that were moderately in favor of him likely would reject him now if he was somehow running again. I think our party, and our whole country, are definitely better off with that menace gone.”

“Definitely, I think we can consider ourselves fortunate that the legacy left by President Wolf and the voters that we as a party gained thanks to his efforts have both managed to be protected from Secretary Porter’s deceit. I honestly don’t know how long it would have taken for the GOP to recover if we had nominated him.”

“Yes indeed… I’ll probably be headed off now. Work calls as always.”

Sadie have her father a warm hug before heading off.

[Greater Arab State]

The Office of House Minority Leader Thomas Volker, Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Monday 3rd August, 2020

It was again time for the House Minority Leader to hold the week’s Twitter town hall. With no statement to make, he went straight into answering questions from voters.

[Greater Arab State]

Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

Friday 7th August, 2020

As the week slowly moved towards its conclusion, it was once again time for another of the House Minority Leader’s press conferences. With no particular statement to make on the week’s events, the press was soon able to begin asking their questions.

[Louisianan]

Hypolite Gaspard
August 5th, 2020

Hypolite Gaspard needed to relax, he sat outside on his porch. He sat on his swing and played his accordion. He played the Lovebridge Waltz, he played Hicks Wagon Wheel Special, and he played the Creole Stomp. He enjoyed his rest time, but more so, he enjoyed his time working. He had been putting it off and putting it off and putting it off some more, but he realized that it wasn't a good idea to put off something that could possibly determine his future.

Slowly, he scrolled down his contacts list on his phone and found, Nathaneel Richerdson. Spelling mistakes were common on this iPhone, but nevertheless, Hypolite called the number and awaited Richardson's voice to answer.

[Louisianan]

Linda Lazare
@LLazareTX

---

Mayor Harold Baines is a qualified candidate, and I'd again like to give him my support. Crawford Clay isn't qualified to run a state and I'd like to remind my fellow Texans that we are in times where we need good, stable, qualified leadership. Mr. Clay just isn't what we need right now.

[Dentali]

Hypolite Gaspard
August 5th, 2020

Hypolite Gaspard needed to relax, he sat outside on his porch. He sat on his swing and played his accordion. He played the Lovebridge Waltz, he played Hicks Wagon Wheel Special, and he played the Creole Stomp. He enjoyed his rest time, but more so, he enjoyed his time working. He had been putting it off and putting it off and putting it off some more, but he realized that it wasn't a good idea to put off something that could possibly determine his future.

Slowly, he scrolled down his contacts list on his phone and found, Nathaneel Richerdson. Spelling mistakes were common on this iPhone, but nevertheless, Hypolite called the number and awaited Richardson's voice to answer.

"Senator Gaspard... I'm surprised to hear from you." Richardson said over the phone as he closed a door behind him for the private call "To what do i owe the pleasure?"

[Dentali]

Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

Friday 7th August, 2020

As the week slowly moved towards its conclusion, it was once again time for another of the House Minority Leader’s press conferences. With no particular statement to make on the week’s events, the press was soon able to begin asking their questions.

“Do you believe the Democratic Party cares about police reform?”

[Louisianan]

Hypolite Gaspard
August 5th, 2020

Hypolite Gaspard needed to relax, he sat outside on his porch. He sat on his swing and played his accordion. He played the Lovebridge Waltz, he played Hicks Wagon Wheel Special, and he played the Creole Stomp. He enjoyed his rest time, but more so, he enjoyed his time working. He had been putting it off and putting it off and putting it off some more, but he realized that it wasn't a good idea to put off something that could possibly determine his future.

Slowly, he scrolled down his contacts list on his phone and found, Nathaneel Richerdson. Spelling mistakes were common on this iPhone, but nevertheless, Hypolite called the number and awaited Richardson's voice to answer.

"Senator Gaspard... I'm surprised to hear from you." Richardson said over the phone as he closed a door behind him for the private call "To what do I owe the pleasure?"

"Well," Hypolite replied as he scratched his head, "I wanted to personally, extend an apology to you. Now, I know you probably don't want to accept that, and I can understand it now. I can understand why you may hate my bones, hate the land I stand on, and the air I breathe. You've got to understand, I," Hypolite sighed, a once strong-willed, hard-headed old man, turning into a broken and shallow being,

"I didn't mean no harm. You've got to believe that. Bernie... Bernard had his issues, but you've got to believe that they weren't as visible then as they were now. Sure, I may be gullible, I may have made a deal with the devil, but you've got to believe I didn't have any ill intentions. I was confused, I was scared, and I was damned sorry when that maniac pulled that shit in Georgia. I was in Georgia for my niece's wedding, and I was even thinking about posting bail for Cassius. I had been wanting to see him again, but I didn't want to step on toes. I'm not going to end my campaign, even though you just about vowed to hang me by my toes," Hypolite chuckled,

"My numbers are going down, temporarily, I've been assured that it's likely just temporary, and I could possibly be back on top. I just wanted to see if there was any way, whatsoever, that you could possibly hop on my train. I'll be back on top, and I just want the people of Louisiana to know that we're on the same side, fighting for them. Plus, I think it'd be good for your campaign as well if you made a stop down here. Don't want folks to think they're being neglected you know?" Hypolite sighed, hopefully.

[Dentali]

"Senator Gaspard... I'm surprised to hear from you." Richardson said over the phone as he closed a door behind him for the private call "To what do I owe the pleasure?"

"Well," Hypolite replied as he scratched his head, "I wanted to personally, extend an apology to you. Now, I know you probably don't want to accept that, and I can understand it now. I can understand why you may hate my bones, hate the land I stand on, and the air I breathe. You've got to understand, I," Hypolite sighed, a once strong-willed, hard-headed old man, turning into a broken and shallow being,

"I didn't mean no harm. You've got to believe that. Bernie... Bernard had his issues, but you've got to believe that they weren't as visible then as they were now. Sure, I may be gullible, I may have made a deal with the devil, but you've got to believe I didn't have any ill intentions. I was confused, I was scared, and I was damned sorry when that maniac pulled that shit in Georgia. I was in Georgia for my niece's wedding, and I was even thinking about posting bail for Cassius. I had been wanting to see him again, but I didn't want to step on toes. I'm not going to end my campaign, even though you just about vowed to hang me by my toes," Hypolite chuckled,

"My numbers are going down, temporarily, I've been assured that it's likely just temporary, and I could possibly be back on top. I just wanted to see if there was any way, whatsoever, that you could possibly hop on my train. I'll be back on top, and I just want the people of Louisiana to know that we're on the same side, fighting for them. Plus, I think it'd be good for your campaign as well if you made a stop down here. Don't want folks to think they're being neglected you know?" Hypolite sighed, hopefully.

"Do you still believe i'm pro pedophile?"