Shadow Spy

Chapter 322 He will definitely run for re-election

On July 7, Li Junhao received a telegram from Rist from the United States, saying that the new presidential election was about to begin. He also used a lot of space to introduce several popular candidates from both parties and asked him which one he was more optimistic about. who.Since Li Junhao had successfully predicted the future situation many times in the past year, List trusted his judgment.

A presidential campaign?Li Junhao looked at the candidates listed on the telegram and found that the current President Roosevelt was not among them. He shook his head slightly. This list is useless!
In his previous life, Li Junhao had watched many World War II documentaries, including the record of the presidential campaign before the United States entered the war in 1940. Now that he is in this era, he saw this telegram and connected with the main events. content.

According to the information provided by List, the two most popular candidates on the Republican side were Robert Taft and Thomas Dewey.

Robert Taft, 51, comes from a political family. His grandfather, Alfonso Taft, served as Secretary of War and Attorney General, and his father, William Taft, was the 27th President of the United States. The Taft family is in Ohio. Especially the Cincinnati area has huge power.He became a senator and leader of the Republican Party in 1939. He was nicknamed "Mr. Republican" for his support of traditional conservatism, and he had a natural advantage as a party leader in the election.

Thomas Dewey was only 38 years old at this time. He was the first presidential candidate born in the 20th century and the youngest presidential candidate in history. He was only three years older than the legal age for running.

His personal resume is very legendary. He became the independent prosecutor of New York City at the age of 33. He is the youngest district attorney in the country and is known as the anti-black hero of "Sin City" New York; he ran for New York State for the first time at the age of 36. The governor, who lost the election with only a slight disadvantage, was considered by public opinion to be a proud loser.

After this election, Dewey's voice was extremely high. In the early polls, his support rate reached 67%, which was much higher than other candidates.

These circumstances were written very clearly in the telegram. Lister's intention was to ask Li Junhao to choose one of Taft and Dewey, so that the family could refer to it when choosing a supporter.

However, Li Junhao clearly remembered that these two people actually lost in the final intra-party election. The final presidential candidate of the Republican Party was a dark horse-Wendell Wilkie!
Willkie was originally a Democrat, a well-known entrepreneur and lawyer. During the Democratic primary, because Roosevelt had not expressed whether to run for a second term, many people in the party called on Willkie to run.

But Wilkie knew that Roosevelt would definitely seek a third term, and he would not be able to run for president through the channels of the Democratic Party; and he and Roosevelt had extremely different political views. He believed that the Democratic Party under Roosevelt had deviated from the traditional political line and become It has become increasingly anti-business.

Therefore, Willkie finally broke away from the Democratic Party, joined the Republican Party as a dark horse, and successfully won the qualifications of the Republican presidential candidate from Taft and Dewey.

Under such circumstances, the Democratic Party was in a bleak situation. There was no candidate who could gain unified support within the party. As of the end of June, Roosevelt had not shown any intention of running again, which made all walks of life generally feel that It is believed that in this election, the new president will be won by a Republican.In the telegram, Lister also introduced the current President Roosevelt's movements. Due to the rapid defeat of France and the fall of the entire Western Europe, Roosevelt's main work focus was on military expansion and war preparations. Under his influence, Congress finally approved the mainland. The Navy was expanded and the Burke-Wadsworth Selective Service Act was passed.

Li Junhao thought for a while and decided that it was better to tell the truth. Lister had been of great help to him, but he could not let him take a detour in his investment. So he wrote a reply in person and clearly stated: Roosevelt will definitely run for the election. Yes, and he will definitely be re-elected, breaking the century-old tradition started by George Washington and serving as president for the third consecutive term, because domestic voters psychologically do not want to change the current domestic policies!

After personally calling Lister back, Li Junhao forwarded the message to Ayers, also because he did not want the old man who took care of him to be on the wrong team at the critical moment.
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After receiving Li Junhao's telegram, Lester Rockefeller and Nelson Ayers in the United States fell into conflicts. From a practical point of view, they both felt that Panson was too irrational!
You know, the Democrats are currently holding a presidential nomination meeting in Chicago, and the news is that Roosevelt has no intention of seeking re-election so far, and the delegates are still fiercely debating the issue of candidates.

If Roosevelt was not even the party's candidate, how could he be re-elected as president?Moreover, the voices from the Republican Party are too loud now. Even if Roosevelt were to run for office, the hope of success would be extremely slim!
The two of them thought so intellectually, but emotionally they could not underestimate Pan Sen's opinion. After all, previous events had repeatedly proven his accuracy in predicting current events, so this was a bit difficult to handle!

For Rist, the investment in each presidential campaign is the family's political force. If he succeeds, he will have smooth sailing for the next four years. If he fails, he will have to keep a low profile for four years. This is very important for an economic giant. For the family, this is a very important choice!

Even if Riester was emotionally willing to believe Panson, he could not rashly advocate accepting Panson's opinion, so the only way he could think of was to "delay" - delay until the presidential candidate introduced by the Democratic Party before the deadline. Make it clear who it is!If it is really Roosevelt, adopt Panson's opinion; if not, give full support to the Republican Party.

On the other hand, Ayers was more straightforward. His previous experience in Shanghai made him certain that although he was reluctant to admit it, little Ogg's accuracy in judging future events was obviously better than his own, so he It doesn't matter what he thinks now. In order not to fall on the wrong team, he decided to support Roosevelt now!

As Deputy Secretary of State, Ayers has only been in office for four months, but his qualifications and contacts cannot be underestimated, and his voice in the government is not small; and he is now the number one expert on Far East issues. The White House will first seek his advice when considering policy formulation such as foreign affairs and armaments.

In this case, Ayers' influence in the political arena was huge, and when he expressed his unequivocal support for Roosevelt in a conversation with him, he influenced many people in the White House and State Department.

(End of this chapter)