Chapter 329 Selecting a Target (1/2)

"This is an opportunity..."

West 52nd Street, inside Restaurant 21.

Colin reminded LaGuardia in front of him that Roosevelt's coming to power changed the long-standing political situation in Washington, especially the repeal of "Prohibition," which increased Roosevelt's reputation by several percentage points.

To a certain extent, this also benefited from the political legacy of former President Hoover.

Hoover pulled the base low enough that no matter what Roosevelt did, it was like a plus.

At present, there is almost no opposition force within the entire Capitol that can compete with him, and the Republican Party is even less able to muster a strong opposition force.

This is obviously a bad thing for the entire congressional Republican Party, but it is a good thing for Fiorello Henry LaGuardia.

He himself does not have a clear position within the Republican Party, and many Republicans even ridiculed him that he should join the Democratic Party. Within a conservative party, LaGuardia has always adhered to his liberal position.

This has obviously made him controversial both in his career in the House of Representatives and in his campaign for mayor. Not long ago, the Denver Post publicly reported that LaGuardia said: "Go back to where his ancestors lived. Except There is no place in New York that would allow such a man to represent himself in Congress without shame.”

At the same time, conservatives also attacked LaGuardia's size, believing that a guy with his background could actually influence the U.S. government.

But all this did not affect LaGuardia's performance in the New York mayoral election. On the contrary, he openly supported Roosevelt's stance, allowing him to lead the way during the election. The public's support for Roosevelt was also projected to a certain extent. For LaGuardia, this is almost impossible for a Republican mayoral candidate.

The worst thing about politics is not the naysayers, but the fact that no one cares.

And with the support of the Courier World, LaGuardia always gets enough attention, for better or worse.

This alone puts him ahead of many of his rivals.

"At present, in New York City, in addition to economic problems, what New Yorkers feel most personally is the deterioration of public security. Especially after the repeal of the "Alcohol Prohibition", New York City's public security has further problems, and it has lost its Bootleg gangs are forced to open up new businesses, and neither will bring peace and stability to the city."

Publicly supporting Roosevelt's position can already represent part of LaGuardia's economic policies, so what he needs to focus on next is how to restore the city's security to a level that is reassuring.

"you mean?"

LaGuardia was well aware of Colin's role in Roosevelt's campaign, so when he heard his proposal, he immediately showed a listening attitude.

"In politics, choosing a suitable target is often more important than friends. It can not only boost your momentum but also bring your status to the same level as the other party."

"You want me to attack my opponent?"

Hearing Colin's remarks, LaGuardia frowned slightly.

"No."

Shaking his head, Colin corrected: "You should aim at the target, not the opponent. Our goal is to win the final victory. Although your opponent may become your target in the process, it is definitely not just that. Currently, you have maintained a certain advantage in the overall polls, so the targets we choose should not be opponents whose polls are lower than yours.”

Playing high against low is not a wise thing in itself, because such an approach will only raise the opponent's level.

Therefore, choosing a more suitable goal will be the main focus of LaGuardia's next New York mayoral campaign. As for this goal, Colin has already had it in mind.

"Tammany Hall, it is the main axis of our next attack."

As the largest political institution in New York, Tammany Hall itself is inextricably linked to the economy and public security of New York, not to mention the relationship between this institution itself and the Democratic Party. If LaGuardia wants to come to power, Tammany Hall The Nepali Association is the biggest obstacle.

Not to mention, the relationship between Colin himself and Tammany Hall was not happy. Starting from the "Courier", he had been threatened by Tammany Hall, either explicitly or covertly.

Colin did not consider himself a generous person, so it was natural that he would not allow Tammany Hall to continue to exist.

"As the political machine of the Democratic Party in New York City, choosing Tammany Hall as your opponent will, to a large extent, summon the support of Republican voters. Your previous stance on the 'New Deal' has already won the favor of Roosevelt voters. The combination of the two will make the entire election develop in a more favorable direction.”

"I'll get ready right away."

If it were for other goals, LaGuardia might hesitate a little, but Tammany Hall itself was one of LaGuardia's scheduled campaign goals.

Therefore, after listening to Colin's suggestion, LaGuardia gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.

"Build a brand new government, for the benefit of the people, a government that is full of compassion for the weak and unfortunate, and has no mercy for the perpetrators and corruptors!" - "Courier World"

The day after the meeting at Restaurant No. 21, LaGuardia made his commitment and position public on the front page of the Courier World.

At the same time, on the next page, he directly pointed out that Tammany Hall was the culprit that led to the deterioration of New York's public security, and promised that as soon as he came to power, he would immediately launch an investigation and purge of Tammany Hall.

LaGuardia's clear attitude also attracted a huge backlash from within the Tammany Hall.

And publicly speaking in the media, LaGuardia's sensational approach was just to make him look as conspicuous as ordinary people. These slanderous remarks were his essence as a Republican, trying to pull the whole thing back to the struggle between the two parties.

The statements made by both LaGuardia and Tammany Hall became another topic of concern in New York City after the abolition of the "Prohibition", and also brought LaGuardia's already leading polls up a little bit.

The "Courier World" also took advantage of the momentum of the debate between the two sides and slightly increased the sales of newspapers.

This is obviously a thing worth celebrating for a newspaper with a circulation of over one million.

Of course, what Colin cares most about is still the serialization of "Superman".

With the circulation of the Courier World at one million, the serialization can provide him with a certain amount of [Faith] every day.

And with the upcoming re-issue of the quarterly Superman, Colin's current [Faith] has successfully exceeded 400,000, almost reaching half of the upgrade [Golden Seal].

[Faith (427,500/1,000,000)]

But the later it gets, the slower the collection of [Faith] becomes. After two years of serialization, the public has gradually become accustomed to the role of Superman. After losing the initial novelty, the growth of [Faith] has also entered a stable stage. Therefore, how to increase the collection speed of [Faith] has become the main issue Colin is currently considering.

At present, the TV animation of Superman produced by Disney has completed the changes to the ending part, and Luo Yinzheng has rushed to New York with the animation's cel film.

That's right, animation production during this period was mainly completed with cel film.

The entire animation film screening process is completed by superimposing dynamic characters on a static background. This is also the mainstream of animation broadcasting at present. Even Disney's current production of "Snow White" uses such film.

Considering the importance of the "Superman" TV animation, Disney dare not easily hand it over to someone else for safekeeping, so it can only be escorted by Luo Yin himself. At the same time, he also has another purpose in going to New York this time, which is to raise funds.

That's right, after the investment made by Colin last time, the "Snow White" crew is out of money again.

If Colin, as a latecomer, is not very clear about the box office performance of the "Snow White" animation, so he does not have too many concerns about investment, others would have been scared away by Disney's spending speed.

...

In the mutant world, in the shelter.

It will take some time for Luo Yin to escort the "Superman" animation to New York, but the Avengers have made some progress in repairing the belt.

"I didn't expect you guys to actually fix this broken thing!"

In the lab, watching Tony activate the belt, Wade couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise.

He was also surprised that this broken thing would never be activated.

"It's not completely fixed."

Compared to Wade's exclamation, Tony's expression seemed much calmer.

"According to the structural diagram, although we have roughly completed the repair of the damaged parts of the belt, the most critical core part has not made any progress."

This core part is also the most important setting of the entire belt, so Tony is very cautious, fearing that it will be damaged by accident, causing the entire belt to lose its function.

"I think, maybe we should start from..."

Pushing his glasses, Banner looked at the belt in front of him and gave his opinion: "From the start of the belt, at least it can be confirmed that the core part has not been damaged. As long as we can..."

Bang——

Just as the two were talking in the lab, the closed door was suddenly smashed open.

The sudden loud noise made the two people in the laboratory instinctively alert. Tony's body surface was quickly wrapped by the battle suit transformed by nanoparticles, and a layer of green skin spread visibly on Banner's neck.

"Thor?!"

However, the next second, they saw clearly that the figure rushing into the laboratory was Thor, a familiar member of the Avengers.

"What happened, Thor, aren't you with the captain..."

Noticed Thor's messy appearance, Tony frowned and asked.

"For Asgard!"

However, in the face of Tony's question, Thor directly waved the Storm Axe in his hand, causing violent thunder to instantly fill the entire laboratory.

"Stop him, don't let him destroy the belt!"

Seeing Thor attacking without caring about anything, Tony and Banner did not have much time to think, and immediately reacted. They couldn't let Thor continue to destroy like this.

He controlled the nano suit on his body and rushed towards Thor in front of him. At the same time, Banner turned around without hesitation and grabbed the belt in the laboratory.

"Hey, don't forget me..."

Amidst the lightning and thunder, the hair on his head stood up after being hit by a bolt of lightning. Wade looked at Banner in the laboratory and shouted.

"I don't want to be electrocuted into a ball of charcoal."

"Almost forgot!"

After hearing Wade's call, Banner rushed toward the laboratory door and then realized what he was doing, and quickly turned around and ran in the direction of his head.

"That's right. Do I look like I can run on my own?"

Grabbing Wade's erect head with one hand, Banner ran desperately towards the exit of the laboratory amid his endless complaints. At the same time, his eyes inadvertently glanced at Tony and Thor on the other side of the laboratory.

"Friday!"

"According to the scan, the other party's emotions are very abnormal and there is a possibility of being controlled."

Inside the nanosuit, artificial intelligence performs analysis.

"I know this without you having to tell me."

Gritting his teeth and controlling the nano-suit to transform into a lock to fix Thor's wrist, Tony asked Friday.

"I'm asking if there is any way you can help him recover."

Only by allowing Thor to recover can they know what happened to each other and where Captain America and the others are now.

"There is only one way, sir."

Faced with Tony's question, Friday quickly gave an answer.

"What is it?"

The violent lightning that erupted from Thor's hand instantly electrocuted Tony's deformed lock into black. He raised his hand to turn into a shield to block the blow of the Storm Axe. Tony asked distractedly.

"Call Colin Looper, sir."

While he was distracted, the huge force erupted from Thor on the opposite side, knocking Thor violently away.

"If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot."

With the propulsion device behind Nano, it successfully offset Thor's power, and the originally tense expression on Tony's face became relaxed.

As he spoke, he raised his head and shouted in the messy laboratory.

"Colin, it's your turn."

"..."

However, unexpectedly, as Tony's words fell, the entire laboratory remained silent, and no one appeared except Thor, who was swinging an ax across from him.

"Come on man, this is no time for joking, we really need your help."

Looking at the empty figures around him, Tony's expression in the nano-suit gradually solidified.

Rumble——

Opposite, Thor waved the storm ax in his hand, and a thunder more violent than before wrapped around him.

"No, are you really not here, Colin?"

Looking at Sol who was lit up in front of him, Tony's tone became a little hesitant.

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