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William Despite being filled the tiny 600sq foot apartment was quiet. The campaign workers all had looks of disappointment. The hard work they had put in for months seemed to not matter, after the disastrous past few weeks they had. William takes the initiative to break the silence “Good evening everyone I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for the months of hard work, we wouldn’t have gotten this far without you. I know that things aren’t going well at the moment and it feels like all your labor has been for not. I’ve asked a lot of you, and I 'm still going to ask a lot of you. We are only a few weeks from the election, and we are so close to achieving our goal. Please don 't give up now and give the victory to the other …show more content…

“I can’t lie to you buddy he would win. Even though polls are showing the race is tight our opponent has a lot of momentum after the debate last weekend.” While this answer brought no comfort to William he agreed with George’s assessment. The first misstep happened when a rumor about his supposed connection to the largest prostitution ring in the state. The lack evidence for these claims did not matter to his opponent, as he brought up the story in every speech when he could. The night of the final debate was one marred by violence as members of both campaigns got into a brawl half way through the debate putting an end to it early. Now as the race nears its final leg the outcome for William is now in doubt. It is at this time that George presents a plan that drastically changes the course of William Johnson’s life and career. George: “You remember that friend Jerry I told you about?” William: “That hacker right? Yeah, I remember you talking about him. Why? What about him." George: “Well I was talking to him earlier and told him about the issues we are having, and he thinks he can help us, but it will cost us." William: “I think I know where you’re going with this and I don’t like this.” George: “Oh come on man you haven’t even finished listening to me, and you 're already saying no" William: “Your damn right I am! What you’re suggesting to me is that I pay this hacker to influence the election so that we’ll win.” George: "Yes, that 's what I 'm

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