Controlling Congress did not necessarily require controlling sixty-seven percent of the seats.
Without even discussing whether it was possible to make so many people submit to the control of one person or organization, the political and social impact and public backlash alone would be enough to cause a disaster!
The Duncan Family's downfall was close at hand. Why had this great tree suddenly fallen?
It was because they had misjudged the public's "awe" of the Duncan Family and underestimated the Progressive Party and Conservative Party's prohibition against capitalists controlling Congress.
That was why they had been finished.
If Lin Qi controlled that many seats as well, he would become the second Duncan Family. Those politicians would never allow an uncontrollable capital group to completely rise above the rules of the game!
Then did that mean it was impossible to control Congress?
Actually, that was not the case, because politics had never been a game of "passing."
In other words, the core of political games was not "victory," but "not losing."
It sounded complicated, but in reality, it was quite simple.
As long as Lin Qi could make a proposal fail to pass according to his wishes, it was equivalent to him already controlling Congress!
The rest was simply compromise and trade-offs.
Stopping a proposal from passing only required thirty-three percent of the votes to veto it. Compared to the sixty-seven percent of affirmative votes, that was far more discreet!
At least it would not give people the impression that "Congress is full of Lin Qi's people." Besides, although the York Gang currently did not have thirty-three percent of the members,
through political maneuvering and backroom deals, it could veto the vast majority of proposals. That alone would force people to deepen communication and compromise on many issues.
If they wanted