Chapter 3035: Proportion

Little O'Hei smiled a little, "Buchanan, what's wrong with him? Is it some new measure he implemented that made some people unhappy?"

William Daly was still serious, sitting down on the sofa and waiting for little O'Hei to come over.

I have to say that when a guy with a bright head became serious, he was quite lethal. Little O'Hei immediately gave up trying to lighten the atmosphere, sat down opposite Daley, and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"

He was also thinking about Buchanan's recent actions, there shouldn't be anything out of the ordinary.

If it is the Small Business Bureau's plan to cooperate with Facebook and Google to use Internet finance to support small business financing that makes some Wall Street companies dissatisfied, then they are too sensitive.

After all, at least for now, the impact of Internet finance on the traditional financial industry is very limited, and it is far from a threat.

He glanced at his second chief of staff again, letting himself subconsciously worry about this problem. This is actually because you didn't do your job well, isn't it?

After the disastrous defeat in the midterm elections in 2010, William Daley, who came from an Illinois political family and was a former Wall Street executive, was chosen to succeed Emanuel as the White House Chief of Staff in order to hope that Daley would use his strengths to repair the problem. And relationships with the business community, primarily outside of Silicon Valley.

But now it seems that the effect is really quite average.

More than a year has passed, and outside of Silicon Valley, the relationship between the business community and my own team is still tense.

But O'Heiren's expression of dissatisfaction was very subtle. That was because William Daley had already talked to him about resigning at the end of last year.

This is unacceptable to him.

It's not that he couldn't do without William Daley's help. The fact is that William Daley failed to provide him with the help he expected.

It's because he really can't afford the negative impact of appointing a third chief of staff.

As we all know, one of the main functions of their chief of staff is to bear mistakes and carry thunder... In layman's terms, they are the scapegoats who are pushed out to take the blame when necessary to alleviate the dissatisfaction of all parties with them.

But if you need to fire two chiefs of staff in one term to quell related dissatisfaction, this of course just shows that the relevant policies you implement are unpopular, your ability to govern is extremely low, and the internal struggle within your own team is intensifying. .

That is to say, when things are not done well, most of the time and energy are spent on internal strife. The political lethality of this is staggering, because it is simply a powerful ammunition for the Republican Party. .

This is also the main reason why Xiao O'Hei wanted to lighten the atmosphere at the beginning. He needs William Daly to stay in his current position, even if he doesn't do anything - in fact, William Daly has already been in this house. Marginalization.

In the general election that has accelerated since the beginning of the year, he actually plays a seemingly dispensable but in fact indispensable role.

Although he is not allowed to take on any important responsibilities, William Daley still serves as chief of staff, which can calm a lot of dissatisfaction with him within the party - the Daley family is a wealthy family in the Democratic Party, and his relationship with the business community will not be compromised. worsen further.

"I have received a lot of applications, and they hope that Buchanan can provide them with election support in the future," Daley opened the document he was holding, "including 11 candidates for re-election of state governors and 27 senators. candidates, as well as most candidates for the House of Representatives,”

Xiao Aohei's face suddenly darkened.

Connected with previous presidential elections are the re-elections of governors and members of Congress.

This year, 11 governors and 33 senators need to be re-elected. As for the members of the House of Representatives, it is more difficult for them because they serve two-year terms, so all 435 members of the House of Representatives need to be re-elected this year.

The reason why William Daly did not say the specific number for this last part must be because that number would be very lethal.

In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't talk about this part. The previous data is already very lethal.

Democratic candidates in all 11 re-elected states, and more than 80% of the 33 re-elected senators, want Buchanan to campaign for them.

And Xiao O'Hei knows that currently the number of candidates who have applied for him is quite limited. Not to mention this, the key point is that some candidates have taken the initiative to say, "I don't want Mr. President to work too hard and delay his campaign too much." time,"

This is actually a euphemistic way of saying, "Stay away from me and my campaign."

Although this is a fairly limited number of candidates, the message sent is clear enough, because some people believe that his election support will not only not be helpful, but may also have a negative impact - he is now, Like a plague, or box office poison.

And looking at Buchanan, he is so popular. This makes O'Hei, who has been very popular since he ran for the Senate in 2004, really hard to accept.

envy?

Such childish and negative emotions just flashed by, and he felt a strong threat. Doesn't this mean that if Buchanan wants to take any action this year, he will encounter a strong opponent in the party?

Xiao O'Hei's face became clear again, "This shows that Buchanan's work in the Small Business Administration has made very good progress."

When Dai Li heard this, he looked aside, are you doing this in front of me?

"I'm sorry William," Xiao O'Hei stood up and picked up a document on the table. "Please help me read this speech first. We will talk about it later."

Daley took it and took a look. It was a speech he was going to deliver in New York's Chinatown to express his greetings for the Spring Festival. Would it win the favor of Chinese voters? Daley smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. President,"

After William Daly went out, O'Hei pressed the intercom and said, "Give me ten minutes."

He sat heavily on his chair, turned his back to his desk, looked out the window, and just thought about it for ten minutes. After that, he informed his secretary in a normal tone, "Cancel the meeting at two o'clock in the afternoon. Tell Bu Kannan, I hope to see him then,"

"Also, inform William... no, I will inform him myself,"

He walked to William Daley's office calmly, sat on his desk with his hands folded, "William, let's have dinner together tonight,"

"Of course, Mr. President,"

In the afternoon, he saw little O'Hei and Buchanan walking in the garden talking and laughing...

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In Hawaii, Feng Yiping also quickly received a call from Cummins, "Feng, Mr. President called me,"

Feng Yiping knew after hearing this that Xiao Aohei felt threatened.

It can only be said that no matter where you are, people who work hard will always have more confidence than people who just talk.

This couldn't help but make him a little happy. It showed that even Little O'Hei, the golden boy and the koi carp, has highly recognized Buchanan's current influence. Doesn't this mean that his arrangements and related ideas are progressing smoothly?

Of course, before it was time to be proud, comforting the frightened little O'Hei was the top priority.

Although Buchanan already has considerable strength, objectively speaking, he is still far from successful. He still has to dig deep and accumulate food first, and then move on to other things.

"Are you in New York?" he asked Cummins.

"Yes,"

"Then I might have to trouble you to go to D.C."

"Of course, Von, I've already booked the flight," Cummins said.

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The dinner between Daley and O'Hei was postponed very late, because in the afternoon, O'Hei made a temporary visit to Facebook's office in Peanutton, and was invited to interact with some lucky netizens online.

Of course, the key point was to communicate with Cummins, who had just arrived. Cummins clearly expressed the support of the company, as well as many companies in Silicon Valley, for him.

He also communicated with Feng Yiping on the spot using Facebook's Snapchat, which has a function that disappears after reading. Feng Yiping said, "Cummins, my friend, we continue to support your work in the D.C. office... We have many Work is all about the future..."

Xiao Aohei said goodbye to the office staff warmly...

Later, when Daley finally waited for dinner, he found that O'Hei was obviously in a high mood. He knew that this should eliminate a hidden danger.

He then smiled and made a suggestion, "Buchanan's work is really outstanding. I think the Small Business Administration may no longer be suitable for him to display his talents."

Xiao O'Hei's face remained as usual. He had also thought about this problem. Buchanan was still in the Small Business Bureau, and his foundation would only get better and better. So, do you want to make a move?

"Oh, which department do you think he is suitable for?"

Daley made a suggestion that surprised little O'Hei, "Or, your deputy this time?"