Chapter 1357 (1/2)

In early February, Iowa got its name from the Indian lowa tribe.

It, New Hampshire and South Carolina are the two most important states in the primary election. The first caucus meeting was held in Iowa. New Hampshire voted earlier in the primary election, followed by Iowa. Due to historical reasons, other states will lag behind these two states for about two to three weeks.

In the primary election, the earlier a candidate stands out, the better. Winning in the weathervane state is easier to attract the attention and exposure of voters in the whole rice, and easier to get the support of the party and the league. There is a lesson from the fact that the internal fighting in the primary election in 1980 was too fierce, which led to the defeat of the general election. The donkey party is more inclined to establish the primary election trend early, concentrate resources on the candidates who are most likely to win the general election, and reduce internal friction.

Iowa is relatively more important, because only this side and Nevada still retain a very old voting method. Each candidate in the polling place has a designated area. When voters go in, they will vote for the candidate and really ”vote with their feet.”. Voters can even argue with each other, woo people from other regions into their own camp, and it's up to them to change their doors before counting votes.

This way is more intuitive and ”flattering”. It's easy to see which candidate's supporters are more. After the screen is broadcast, it has a great psychological impact on the voters of the whole rice.

Eli, Peter's campaign manager, chose a small town for him. More than 90% of the residents here are white. They are real acquaintances. The voting place is in the indoor gymnasium of the local school. The per capita income of residents is high, and the overall quality of society is very good.

This is where Peter's campaign bus passed by. He interacted well with the local people. Previous polls also showed that he had an advantage in this town.

”Relax.”

Peter ended his communication with the local party leader and came back to whisper to his wife Alicia, who was holding his hands in front of him and rubbing each other nervously.

”Well.”

With the dream of the first lady hanging, Alicia has been doing her best for more than a month. She has accompanied Peter across the county by bus and taken care of a couple of children. She has almost never been absent from any public canvassing activities. She has abandoned the elite lawyer's clothes that are incompatible with the agricultural town and replaced them with a conservative dress.

Peter's scandals have been a burden. Since his first imprisonment, Peter has always needed Alicia more than others. On the contrary, this seemingly perfect family is really popular with the local people. Peter's campaign office has been constantly receiving small donations, plus the low-key investment of aplus enterprises and some Illinois enterprises and businessmen, He has fully supported his poor election model at this stage. If the results of today's primary election break out as expected, there should be new ”investors” joining in. The same principle as stock speculation is that people buy up but not down.

”It's going to get better.” Peter cheered up his wife.

”If you're not that mean, maybe you'll really get better!”

Alicia tried her best to keep her voice down, squeezing a vicious complaint from her teeth. After so many years as a lawyer, the wife of the state prosecutor and the wife of the governor, the election scene in the small town gymnasium won't make her as nervous as she is now, because yesterday, the local media in Iowa suddenly talked about Peter's previous scandal and the photos of the prostitutes.

Local donkey party politicians also suddenly began to remind their supporters that ”please note that the governor of Illinois is currently involved in several corruption and election fraud lawsuits in this state, and the local state Congress is about to impeach him.”.

The surprise attack was no surprise, no surprise, but the effect was immediate. Peter's campaign had no good way to resist.

After all, the enemy is too strong.

”Did you notice their eyes?” Alicia asked again.

Following her hint, Peter looked at the voters who had been sitting in the stands of gymnasiums one after another. Despite the importance of the primary election, the voting rate in Iowa has always been very low. A small number of voters who are enthusiastic about political affairs naturally care about relevant news, most of them are middle-aged and elderly people. When they passed by last time, they were still full of enthusiasm, Most of them have a different look.

A few familiar faces who had shown great enthusiasm for Peter before, but their eyes were evasive and hesitant.

”This is not the time for us to argue about this, Alicia... Smile.”

Peter, of course, also observed it, but he had stronger willpower than his wife, and much thicker skin. Besides, it was too late for everything. He put his arms around Alicia, held each other by a child, and waved to the voters in the stands with a happy smile.

”It's your turn.”

Eli comes over excitedly and hands Peter the microphone. Today, he organized some local ”die hard” supporters, who have already stood in support of Peter's area with campaign slogans.

”I'm honored...”

Peter used these supporters and placards as the background to make a short speech and make a final effort. There are no other candidates in the town. His sincerity is enough for the local people. Now is the time to show his charm.

”What's up with Peter?”

Song ya, who has just finished listing Amelia music website in New York and returned to law school, is also very concerned about the election situation of Iowa. Amelia music website fell below the issue price on the first day of listing. He is in a bit of a bad mood and is busy discussing the gains and losses with Sloan and O'Grady, the stockbroker.

”Oh.” Sloan turns on the TV, and only ACN in Chicago regularly tracks the voting in Peter's town.

”It looks ok?” O'Grady took a look and said.

Although there are not many diehard supporters, the scene is full of people behind Peter, the placards occupy the small screen, and the four members of the family in the foreground are still on camera, hugging each other tightly and laughing brightly.