These ugly people!
The Conservative Party Candidate looked at the slightly gloomy sky and the crowds of protesters beneath the dark clouds, holding up signs that read "We Don't Want Tax Increases." Countless thoughts surged through his mind in an instant.
That was how federal politics worked.
Public opinion, voters, and approval ratings did not necessarily represent the final outcome, but they were still the most important part of it.
Those things had no position or faction. They depended entirely on whose propaganda offensive was more intense.
Someone had once used "The End of the Chicken" to describe the federal election, because sales of fried chicken and beer would skyrocket whenever an election was held.
After eating the fried chicken sponsored by those capitalists and drinking their beer, people would naturally follow their chants and support the candidates they endorsed.
Until they changed venues, ate someone else's fried chicken, drank someone else's beer, and shouted someone else's slogans.
Public opinion was like a whore. Whoever had money could pay to have her.
That was also why campaigns cost so much money. You had to find plenty of authoritative figures to help you pay for public opinion.
The more famous and socially influential a person was, the easier it was to win the voters' trust. They were also more effective at reaching public opinion and received stronger feedback.
Voters and approval ratings swayed back and forth amid round after round of propaganda strategies.
In the end, it was actually difficult to determine who had paid for whom in this game.
Had capital paid for public opinion? Or had public opinion paid for capital? The Conservative Party Candidate was extremely dissatisfied with these people who had no position or principles and could not recognize their own place.
He turned around and returned