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Episode 1: Running for Mayor Chapter 30: Voting Day

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    Writing articles, printing newspapers, giving speeches on the streets, visiting voters, doing volunteer work, and going online face-to-face, Wang Lei is very busy every day. In order to dispel everyone's doubts about his age, Wang Lei also specially asked Rachel to find a set  "Lone Star Boy" video, and then paid to play it in the activity room on the second floor of the library.

    Although not many people came to see it, the news had been spread through "Face to Face" and "Braddock Man". Especially "Face to Face", after the number of registrations exceeded 1,000, it has become Braddock's most popular website.  Lively place.

    On this day, Wang Lei woke up in the morning and unexpectedly found that Hu Shuying and Wang Jiaming were already waiting for him in the living room. It seemed that there was something important.

    "Rex, wear this suit today, he will bring you good luck!" Hu Shuying smiled and picked up a brand new jacket from the coffee table, where there was a suit and a pair of shiny cowboy boots.  leather shoes.

    Hu Shuying took the clothes, put them on Wang Lei and looked at them: "Well, it looks like it fits well."

    Wang Lei was stunned. He remembered this dress. About two months ago, his family went to Pittsburgh and saw this dress in a clothing store there.  He originally planned to buy it to wear at his coming-of-age ceremony, but later he decided to run for election, so he saved the money and didn't buy it. Unexpectedly, this suit of clothes appeared in front of him again.

    "Uh, Dad, Mom, thank you, but" Wang Lei wanted to say something, and then suddenly realized that today is Saturday, the day of voting. The voters of the town will vote today to decide who will become Braddock.  The mayor of.

    "Ah, we have to vote today? I didn't realize it!" Wang Lei waved his hand and suddenly wanted to lie down on the sofa. These days were the most tiring in his eighteen years of life, but he immediately realized that the voting was not over yet.  , the results haven¡¯t come out yet, and it¡¯s not time to rest yet, he still has to seize the last moment and sprint.

    Usually, polling stations will officially open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Election committee staff will count the votes overnight and then announce the results at 9 a.m. the next day.

    Wang Lei got up at five o'clock. He got up very early these days, but there was not much time left for him. He quickly went to the stadium. He was the first to come, followed by Colin, Alvin, Douglas, and Amy.  Rei and others, and finally Luca.

    "Colin, why don't you remember that today is voting day? Has your calculator ever made an error?" As soon as he saw Colin, Wang Lei made fun of him. Everyone had forgotten that today was voting day, and their strings were all  I was so nervous that I only knew that I would vote on Saturday, August 11, but I was so nervous that I forgot that the voting day had already arrived.

    "Haha, it would be great if all the voters who support Hawke forget that they are voting today!" When Luka speaks, he always likes to twist his big butt rhythmically.

    "You guys think, how about we make a banner on the road and write on it: There are still three days to vote for Hawke Spencer. Will there be many people coming back in three days?" Everyone jogged around the court, Wang Yang turned.  He rolled his eyes and came up with a bad idea.

    "Haha, this is really a good idea." Everyone laughed, but Colin shook his head: "No, this is illegal."

    "Rex, don't worry, you will definitely be elected." Emily ran next to Wang Lei, turning her head to look at him from time to time, worried that he would feel nervous, because Emily herself was very nervous.

    Wang Lei turned his head and gave Emily a bright smile: "Of course, I will be elected."

    In fact, Wang Lei is not convinced that he can be elected. He does not even dare to think too much about the results. In addition to his age and qualifications, as a Chinese, he will face greater difficulties.  The United States is a multiracial country of immigrants, and racial integration is pretty good, but various invisible discriminations still exist. For example, when Asians, especially Chinese, participate in politics, some people are always very surprised.

    Of course, he also has a chance. Among Braddock's population, white people only account for 40%, and the other 40% are African-Americans. Latinos and Asians each account for about 10%. Although Asians are an absolute minority, ethnic minorities are still there.  However, the proportion of the population exceeds that of white people. In addition, his family has already integrated into Braddock and is very popular, which makes his ethnic disadvantage less obvious.

    After returning from the sports ground, Wang Lei, with the help of Hu Shuying, carefully tidied up his appearance, put on the navy blue suit and white shirt, and made himself look like a leader. It was even more grand than the day of the coming-of-age ceremony.  .

    Then, the family walked to the polling station located in the library. In order to facilitate voters to vote, the town set up a total of four polling stations today. Voters can?You can collect your ballot and vote at any polling station, but you cannot vote twice.

    The Carnegie Library is the main polling place. About half of the voters will vote here in every election. So when the Wang Lei family came to the place less than 100 meters away from the library, they had already seen Hawke.  Among the election assistants, Hawke himself stood more than ten meters away from the library door, smiling and greeting voters who came earlier.

    According to Pennsylvania law, candidates can also enter polling stations to vote and conduct campaign activities outside polling stations.  However, any people and activities that support the election must stay 40 feet away from the polling station, and cannot bring any items with campaign slogans or logos into the polling station, nor can they use impolite language or physical collisions to harass voters.

    Emily and Colin were also conducting election support activities in several other polling stations at this time.

    "Hi, Rex, no matter what the outcome is, I hope your community revitalization plan can continue." Hawke saw Wang Lei and stepped forward to say hello gracefully.

    Wang Lei also smiled and shook hands with Hawke: "Mr. Spencer, no matter what the outcome is, I also hope that you can continue to love Braddock and support Braddock."

    "That's for sure. We should work together to make Braddock's tomorrow better." Hawke said loudly, so that people around him could hear his voice, see his generosity, and his respect for Braddock.  Doc's love.

    ¡°But he didn¡¯t realize that by doing so, he had put Wang Lei in the same position as him.

    What surprised Wang Lei was that several media also sent reporters to the scene early, including reporters and cameramen from the news station and kdka TV station.  Rachel grinned widely and greeted Wang Lei with a smile: "Hi, Rex, are you confident of being elected today?"

    Wang Lei quickly pulled up his clothes. Rachel didn't come alone. There was a camera beside her. After this period of work, she had successfully gained the trust of the station and won the rights to report on the election.  Chance.

    "Of course, I think the residents of Braddock will make the right choice, because I can work with them to build a better Braddock." Wang Lei said with a smile, acting very steady.

    Although they were familiar with each other, Rachel stretched the microphone to Wang Lei but did not let him go: "However, according to the survey we just conducted on the voters who were preparing to vote, most of them are not optimistic about you and think that Hawke will be elected.  "

    "Oh, maybe my supporters are more modest, right? You will vote for me, right?" Wang Lei smiled and greeted the few small town residents who were watching.

    When they saw the TV reporter doing the interview, they all gathered around to watch. When they heard Wang Lei¡¯s words, they burst into laughter.

    "Haha, Rex, you are so immodest."

    "Yes, I will vote for you."

    ¡°Oh, Rex, you¡¯re wrong, I¡¯m only going to vote for myself.¡±

    In this month, Wang Lei visited almost every household in the town, a total of 100 households, and had contact with some people more than once. Each time, he would record their names, characteristics, political opinions, and experiences.  questions and expectations etc.

    "Brooke, I'm just telling the truth."

    "Marquis, thank you for your support. I won't let you let everyone down."

    "Bridget, I also think you are my biggest opponent, but why is your name not on the ballot?"

    Wang Lei greeted them with a smile. He could even call each of them by name. Brooke, Marquis and Bridget were all slightly startled. They were not familiar with Wang Lei. Before Wang Lei ran for election, they  They don¡¯t even know Wang Lei, and they don¡¯t think Wang Lei knew them before.

    This guy seems to be quite powerful! They thought in unison.

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