Chapter Four: ‘Let Them Pull the Red Wagon’

第四章“让他们拉红色马车”

The Improvement Association

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With the PAC’s reputation suffering because of years of cheating accusations and resentment stirring within its ranks, a prominent member turns against the leadership. Nevertheless, Horace and his closest allies make a bold move by supporting a political upset at the center of the county.

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  • This is the improvement association, chapter four, let them pull the red wagon.

  • Here we are.

  • August 2019, the eve of a congressional election.

  • The special election.

  • The do over after the cheating scandal, the one where McCrae Dowlas allegedly pulled his illegal absentee ballot shenanigans, after which even the Republicans had agreed.

  • Okay, throw out the results.

  • Let's try this again.

  • So, new congressional election.

  • The candidates this time around are Dan McCready.

  • He's the same Democrat as last time.

  • And then another Dan.

  • Dan Bishop, he's the new Republican candidate.

  • Two of the candidates vying to represent the state's 9th congressional district.

  • It's a televised debate between the two Dans, the one and only debate of the race.

  • And at the end, they do that gimmick where both candidates are allowed to ask each other a question.