(2nd Update)

Mario has also had a headache recently, and although the voice of support for him in the Democratic Party far exceeds that of Clinton, who is also a rival, in terms of popular popularity, Mario's slogan of safeguarding US interests around the world is far less than Clinton's campaign slogan of improving and reorganizing the economy.

Soon Mario's campaign group received a large amount of political donations, which solved the difficult problem of propaganda for Mario's campaign group, and during this sensitive period, Mario also sent someone to investigate the holders behind the funds, and he accepted them after making sure that it was a political fund without any stains.

The political donation, made in the personal name of the oil company boss Callander, was just an appetizer, and the next propaganda plan was the most important thing. Even Mario couldn't believe that the CEO of the oil company had brought him the RAND Group's think tank.

When two middle-aged men stood in front of Mario and handed him his business cards, Mario did not suspect the identity of the other party in the slightest. Because the name of the RAND Group is so loud that when someone introduces the RAND Group, the first reaction is a sense of awe.

The RAND Corporation is the most important military-oriented comprehensive strategic research institute in the United States. It was first known to the world for its research on cutting-edge military science and technology and major military strategies, and then expanded to all aspects of domestic and foreign policies, and gradually developed into a comprehensive think tank for the study of politics, military, economy, science and technology, society, and other aspects, and was known as a "brain concentration camp" and a "super military academy" for modern think tanks, as well as the founder and spokesman of the world's think tanks.

The best think tank makes suggestions for its own propaganda. Mario didn't expect to get this honor.

"We are the staff of the RAND Group. To be honest, this time I'm here as a personal friend of my friend Calland. You will not be charged any fees to Mr. Mario. ”

The Soviet agent who pretended to be an employee of the RAND Group had become accustomed to this identity over the years, and if it weren't for the regular weekly sending of RAND Group intelligence to the KGB, he would have almost forgotten that he was actually a long-term sleeper agent.

And the so-called president of the oil company, Karland, is just one of the agents of the Soviet Union who has been lurking in American society for a long time, and after adapting to American culture, they are even more like Americans than Americans, and even he himself has identified himself as the president of an American oil company, not the KGB agent with only a string of numerical code names.

Only when he wiped the KGB medal in the middle of the night did he vaguely remember the pride hidden in his heart. If it weren't for the sudden receipt of an order from Moscow. Callander almost thought he had been abandoned by his homeland, far away on the other side of the Pacific.

"Let me introduce myself first, my name is Massad, I am the director of the office of the domestic political research of the RAND Group, this is my assistant Olidov, of course, your opinion is for reference only, after all, the final decision is in your own hands." Massad reminded Mario in advance that it was not for him to consider whether there would be a miscalculation in the final result.

It was a great honor to be able to attract analysts from the RAND Corporation to advise on his campaign. So Mario's attitude became unusually friendly, and he smiled and said to Massad, "No. I believe in the strength of the RAND Corporation. ”

"Good." Seeing that he had initially gained the trust of the other party, his assistant Olidov took out a data sheet from his briefcase. In front of Mario, there is an analysis of the data between him and Bush and Clinton in recent months. In some places, there are even detailed annotations and insights.

"What is this?" Mario asked curiously.

"We've collected your support over the past few months, and we've analysed the detailed data behind it, and we've found some issues that you may not have noticed." Massad pulled a pen from his bosom and drew intricate lines of relationships on the paper.

After the drawing, Massard put the pen aside and said, "We can see that your approval rating is relatively high in New York State, but in the polls, your approval rating in the western and southern United States is far inferior to the above two, the first is Bush, the second is Clinton, and their approval ratings are almost comparable." The current economic downturn in the United States has also made your slogan of defending America's interests in the world more like a dead letter. ”

Speaking of this, Massad raised his head and glanced at Mario, and saw that the other party was not angry and patiently listened to his own opinions, before he continued, "First of all, let's talk about the reasons for Bush and Clinton, the slogans put forward by these two candidates are almost completely different, but why there are reasons for the same number of support ratings. From the analysis, it can be concluded that almost all of the people who support Bush are the wealthy class, and many of them are direct or indirect beneficiaries of the Gulf War. But the same is true of those who support Clinton, who are almost working-class and are heavily affected by economic fluctuations. So the slogans put forward by Clinton are even more inflammatory. ”

"Maybe the gap between the two sides is not very big in a short period of time, but what about after it spreads to the whole country? What percentage of the wealthy class makes up the entire United States? What is the proportion of the ordinary working class? I guess that's pretty self-evident. In the long run, Clinton's approval rating will get higher and higher, and Bush's approval rating may be like this, so if Mr. Mario wants to compete, it is better to choose Clinton's route. ”

"You're saying I should change my competitive strategy?" Mario hesitated for a moment, throwing out his doubtful opinion, "But if you do this, you will undoubtedly lose your original supporters......"

"But you gain more supporters than you lose." Massad unceremoniously interrupted Mario's opinion, "Only by gaining the hearts of the broadest masses of the people can you sit firmly on the throne of the first contender, and now your direction is completely wrong, I suggest that you immediately change your Gambit team and change it to a more reliable one." ”

Olidorf took out a folder from his briefcase and placed it in front of Mario, "Inside is my think tank team's tailor-made candidacy plan for you, Mr. Chankarand has already paid for it." So this plan is given to you for free, and it's up to you whether Mr. Mario wants to adopt this plan or not. We can't bet that this plan will allow you to defeat Clinton 100 percent and become the first candidate of the Democratic Party, nor can we guarantee that you will defeat Bush and become president of the United States. But I can assure you that this plan will definitely increase your public support by 40 percent. ”

Mario stared at the package of plan documents on the table, he didn't take it, just stared into Massad's eyes, and asked slowly, "One more thing I want to know, why does Mr. Calland take such pains to help me?" ”

Massad suddenly laughed, he pointed to his head, and said with a smile, "Isn't supporting Mr. Mario just to make their company more profitable?" Mr. Calland's request is also simple: he hopes to open the door to the Middle East for his oil companies through the United States intervention in the Gulf War. Isn't it a tradition for businessmen to support politicians? ”

Mario leaned back on the couch and asked incredulously, "He should go to Bush about this, but the other party knows better about the dirty things in the Middle East." ”

"Bush? You mean a man who is about to retire from the presidency? Massad curled the corners of his mouth with some contempt, "IMHO, smart investment businessmen will only invest in the stocks with the most potential. What is a future worth investing in for a person who is about to lose all his benefits? ”

Mario finally smiled, picked up the file bag on the table, and said, "Tell Mr. Callander for me, I like his sincerity." ”

"Of course I will." Seeing that Mario had accepted this valuable "bribe", Massard finally breathed a sigh of relief, the task he had to do had been completed, and the next thing to see was Mario's own performance. Whether to become the future president of the United States or to remain in the position of governor of New York until retirement, I hope that he will not fail the efforts of the KGB's foreign intelligence service.

The biggest financier behind this US presidential candidate is the KGB Intelligence Service of the Soviet Union! (To be continued.) )