Volume 1: A sound on Wall Street, Xinxiang City is busy copying books Chapter 104: Gambling or Not
Chapter subtitle: Posture Problems
"250 votes?! Do you think that's possible?"
"This... seems a little possible. Don't forget the election of 1912!"
In fact, a 250-vote electoral margin was not unprecedented in presidential elections before 1920.
For example, Washington, the King of the Underworld, won all the electoral votes without any dispute and became the first President of the United States.
It would be better to say that in 1920, "Wilson, whom everyone hated," won 435 of the 531 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election, while his opponent, Theodore Roosevelt of the Progressive Party, only won 88 electoral votes.
The Democratic Party was able to win a landslide victory that time because its rival, the Republican Party, split. In fact, the split of the Republican Party around 1910 was somewhat related to anarchists.
In 1901, William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States and a Republican, was shot and wounded by anarchist radicals and died. He became the third president to be assassinated in American history, and made Vice President Theodore Roosevelt the youngest president in American history at the age of 42.
Roosevelt did a good job in his two terms, so many people in the party supported him to break the convention since Washington and become the president of the United States for the third time. However, he not only declined the nomination, but also supported his good friend William Howard Taft to become the 27th president.
However, Taft, a politician who was more like a Supreme Court Justice, lacked a bit of personal charm and decisiveness. Even as president, he could not handle the professional politicians in the party. He plunged the Republican Party into great chaos..
At this time, Roosevelt felt that he should step out to clean up the mess, so he not only criticized his old friend many times in public, but also organized a third party, the Progressive Party, to participate in the presidential election in 1912. In this way, the split of the Republican Party allowed the Democratic Party to take advantage of the situation.
"No, no, no, the situation was different then. "
"What's the difference? Last time it was the Republicans who split, this time it's the Democrats who split. Isn't that a reversal?"
"You are right about the split in the Democratic Party, but you forgot one thing. Let me ask you, do you know who Mr. Warren G. Harding is?"
"Warren Harding? Of course I know him. He's the Republican candidate this time."
"I mean do you know who he was?"
"Well... I remember now. The newspaper said he is a current U.S. senator and failed in his previous run for governor of Ohio. Before that... I can't remember."
"Yes, if Harding didn't run for president, who knows where he would be? There are many people . This time the Republican Party really has no one to push, so they brought him out."
"Well, compared to Mr. Hughes, the Republican candidate in 1916, and former President Roosevelt, he seems... well, he is indeed far behind in terms of fame."
"And didn't you read the introduction in the newspaper? During Harding's six years in the Senate, his work was mediocre and without any outstanding features. He neither promoted any important bills nor created any achievements worthy of people's review. No one knew what he did. He was simply a loser!"
"That's true. And he's running this 'porch campaign' and he's never left his hometown of Marion, Ohio. How many people in the United States have seen this guy?"
"But his opponent, Mr. James Cox, is different. Don't forget that he defeated Mr. Harding to become the governor of Ohio. Let's not talk about winning this time. Can he lose by 250 votes?"
"So what you're saying is..."
"What I mean is that the Chinese guy is being stupid!"
"Well, now that you put it that way, he really does look like a nerd. "
Well, this is the right reaction. I want you to think I am a fool, or a big fool!
The fool in everyone's eyes had a calm expression on his face... Well, actually in his nerd form, his expression at the moment was just dull and dazed, as if he didn't understand the ways of the world.
At this time, the Chinese nerd standing on the high ground saw several beautiful... or not beautiful figures walking towards here, thinking that they were female students from the liberal arts college who had heard the news and came to see the excitement. One of them was naturally Miss Helen Brown.
Alas, now is a time of trouble, so I won’t attract any attention.
Hi, but even if I don’t attract a lot of attention, I’m definitely pretending to be a hottie.
While everyone was still not reacting, he said to the stunned Mr. McCall very straightforwardly: "As for the bet..."
"I'm sorry I can't agree to your terms and stop associating with Miss Helen Brown!"
Master Yuan, who seemed to have no idea what love was, said loudly, "First of all, as an honest Chinese gentleman, I swear that I have never had any thoughts beyond friendship towards Miss Helen Brown."
"Secondly, as a modern person who believes in liberalism, I want to say that Mr. McCall's way of pursuing love is too reactionary! Too backward!! Too much male chauvinism!!!"
I really miss the Qiong Yao style!
"Finally, as your friend, I want to say this..." Yuan Yan suddenly slowed down her tone and said softly, "John, if you really loved her, you wouldn't have proposed such a bet..."
"Because I love her, I let her go. Do you understand?!"
In Chinese, just one word “understand” is enough, but in English, you need “Do you understand”.
When Miss Helen Brown and her classmates came over, they happened to hear and understand what Master Yuan said. The expressions on the faces of these young intellectual women were a little strange.
You have to know that the saying "I let her go because I love her" is too damaging to literary young women, especially those who have not had much inspiration from chicken soup for the soul.
Of course, our Master Yuan has no time or energy to flirt with girls right now. He raised his right hand, spread out his five fingers, and said proudly: "So, my bet is also five thousand dollars!"
The whole place was in complete silence, even John was stunned...
"Pika Pika."
"Master Ball, what are you doing? Didn't I tell you..."
"Host, this system is not talking about this, but about your posture..."
"Posture?! My Posture is very knowledgeable. I know everything about the Big Bang, the Cambrian Explosion, and even the Forty-Eight Hands of Edo. And don't I have your search device?"
"No, no, no, this system is talking about your current P.O.S.E."
My pose?! I just spread my fingers on my right hand, put my left hand behind my back , and stood majestically on the top of the university campus...
Ouch, why does this pose look so familiar?
"Master Ball, I have to say, you were right this time. I was negligent!"
Yuan Yanshu felt that her current pose was very discordant, so she immediately retracted the other four fingers of her right hand, leaving only her index finger, and changed from "Red Dynasty Taizu style" to "Uncle Sam style" and pointed with eyes wide open, shouting: "Mr. John McCall, I want your answer!"..."
"Do you want to bet?!"
