Conner was deeply frustrated. He had already made the rounds outside, giving public speeches every day.
Moreover, his approval rating kept rising. Many people believed he would carry on Mr. Truman's legacy by reforming the flaws in the Social Security System and the backward institutions still present in society.
Of course, that was what he himself claimed as well. He wanted to make the Federation even greater.
Federation citizens loved that sort of rhetoric. Like nouveau riche country folk, they adored glittering grandeur, even when it was nothing but an illusion.
Just yesterday, when he felt that everything was going smoothly, someone called him and told him that news about his illegitimate son might have leaked.
Five years ago, Conner had never intended to run for president. Belonging to a Political Family did not mean one absolutely had to hold some illustrious position.
There were many Political Families in the Federation. Among their current and next-generation family members, there might not even be a single official serving in the Federal Government.
But no one would say they were not a Political Family!
For the Federation's Political Families, connections were what measured their standing.
Take Conner, for example. When he decided to step forward and run for president after Gladstone persuaded him, many politicians immediately backed him, and plenty of capitalists were willing to donate money to his campaign.
All of these people had worked with his father, uncles, and grandfathers before. Everyone had worked together very happily.
So as long as he said, "I want to do something," he would never lack support from either the political or capitalist spheres.
That was different from ordinary political families. They still had to find ways to secure such support. Political Families, on the other hand, could mobilize enormous resources and power at