Chapter 823: David Rockefeller's attention

George Bush came to the lake. The breeze rippled the calm surface of the lake, reflecting a glistening white light in the sunshine.

Barbara unknowingly came up to George Bush, but did not disturb him. She just waited quietly. She knew her husband. She knew he just wanted to be left alone. But she also knew her husband's decisive character. As soon as he had calmed down, it was time to make a decision.

'Honey, thank you for being here with me!'

After a long time, George Bush leaned over and gently embraced his wife in his arms, saying tenderly:

'Honey, no matter what the result is, I'm proud of you. Everything has a process, and I believe that hard work will never be in vain. You just missed a bit of luck.'

Barbara smiled and encouraged her husband.

George Bush nodded and said frankly, 'In fact, after looking at the data, I already knew I had failed. It's just that I'm still a bit unwilling to accept it. Everyone has sacrificed so much for me, and I have worked so hard for so long, but I can only go this far. I have let everyone down.'

'No, dear, there is only one president, and no one is 100% sure they can become president,' Barbara shook her head.

George Bush smiled slightly and continued, 'My dear, I understand, and Jim Baker is a qualified manager. He stood up to me in time to face my failure. He did the right thing. I really shouldn't waste resources anymore, and let my friends waste their time and energy for me. That's not what a friend should do.'

...

The two embraced and looked out at the lake, talking calmly for more than 20 minutes.

'Honey, let's go back. We've kept Jim and the others waiting long enough.'

With that, George Bush stood up, shook the grass off his suit, took his wife's hand, and walked towards the house.

That evening, George Bush took his wife and his team to a Mexican restaurant called Molina, which he liked, to have dinner. He ordered Mexican food such as beans, tortillas, enchiladas and chili, and his appetite was quite good.

George Bush was just the kind of person who, whether he wanted to or not, could always eat and drink once he had made a decision, and his appetite was not affected by his mood.

It was only when George Bush had already decided to give up and treat his team to a feast that he realised he had forgotten to mention the food.

Halfway across the United States, in Westchester County, New York, on the upper Hudson River, is the headquarters of the Rockefeller family.

In the evening mist, two black cars drive through the night and pull up to the Rockefeller family estate.

The car stops at the front door of the villa, and an elderly man in his seventies gets out with his bodyguards.

The two black guards at the door saw the face of the person coming and opened the door on their own initiative.

When Benjamin Carr walked into the magnificent hall, David Rockefeller, in his sixties, also happened to be walking down the stairs.

'Benjamin, welcome!'

'David, good evening!'

The two elderly men greeted each other and then sat down on the sofa.

Tonight, they would discuss the Republican presidential candidate here.

So far, none of the Republican candidates has secured the 1,237 votes needed to clinch the nomination, and no one is a foregone winner. This means that the Republican Party presidential candidate will be elected by direct vote at the Republican National Convention in mid-July.

Of course, so far, the candidate with the most votes within the party is Ronald Reagan, followed by former President Gerald Rudolph Ford, followed by Senate Republican leader Howard Baker, as well as George Bush, Paul Laxalt, Jack Kemp and others.

Although current party votes show that Ronald Reagan is in first place, he has not yet reached the 1,237 votes required to avoid having to face the Republican Party's presidential primary elections.

But that's all!

After all, there is still half a month to go, and no one can predict what will happen. Everything is still up in the air. It is hard to say whether those who voted for him before will continue to support him half a month from now.

Whether there will be the biggest change actually depends on tonight!

If the Republican Party leaders and the Rockefeller family discuss it and unanimously decide to pass Ronald Reagan, then at the party convention in half a month's time, Reagan will encounter the darkest moment in his life.

No matter how high his starting point is, he can still be passed. The big bosses behind the Republican Party have decided to replace him. Those Rockefeller Republicans will definitely vote with their butts, not their heads.

Reagan should be grateful that if David Rockefeller's cousin Nelson Rockefeller had not died last year, then this year's presidential candidate would definitely have been Nelson Rockefeller.

After all, from 1974 to 1977, when Gerald Ford was president, Nelson Rockefeller was the vice president who assisted Ford.

With Nelson Rockefeller's qualifications, the resources of the Rockefeller family, and his influence on the Republican Party, no one can compete with him!

Of course, with the Rockefeller family's low-key approach to things, even if Nelson Rockefeller is still alive, they may not necessarily let the family produce a president.

Without further ado, let's get back to the topic.

Facing David Rockefeller, Benjamin Carr did not hide as he did outside, and directly took out a secretly produced booklet and handed it to David Rockefeller.

'David, this is the latest election situation of various candidates in the party.'

David Rockefeller took the booklet and flipped through it directly.

David Rockefeller had been paying attention to the general election and was even involved behind the scenes.

On the surface, the general election was a matter for the Republican and Democratic parties.

But behind the scenes, numerous consortia led by the Rockefeller Group are fighting against major consortia led by the Morgan Group. After all, whoever controls the reins of power can manipulate the state apparatus to gain a head start for their own business development, and this advantage is too great!

The competition on the surface has long since spread throughout the country through the major media, with people from all walks of life singing your praises while we take the stage, attracting the attention of many people.

But the hidden struggle, although it won't be reported in the newspaper, is even more dangerous. Maybe it wasn't like this decades ago, but since that incident, the hidden competition has become even more intense.

It was more than ten years ago. The oldest Boston consortium and the Rockefeller consortium secretly reached a cooperation agreement during the most intense election campaign, pushing the Democrat John F. KND to the top. Just when the Morgan consortium thought it was safe, the Boston consortium stole the arms order, and they realised that they had been tricked. The one who came to power was a traitor. In order to protect their own interests and influence within the Democratic Party, the Morgan consortium intended to set an example by killing one to warn a hundred. Soon afterwards, something that shocked the world occurred.

The Morgan Group's ruthlessness really shocked a lot of people, and caught the Boston and Rockefeller Groups off guard.

Since then, the hidden struggle has become increasingly fierce in every election. Not only do the two sides have to do their best to promote their own people, they also have to prevent traitors from infiltrating their ranks.

Therefore, the background of every presidential candidate is thoroughly investigated, and the two parties can only enter the real presidential nomination list when they are sure that there is no risk.

This year, most of the Republican candidates are well-known. George Bush, for example, comes from the Texas conglomerate.

Howard Baker is a member of the Baker political family and is the Republican leader in the Senate, so there is no doubt about him either.

Gerald Ford needs no introduction, and Nelson Rockefeller worked with him for more than two years.

Of all the candidates, only the identity of Ronald Reagan, who is rising the fastest, remains to be examined. After all, Reagan has many and varied supporting forces behind him. Most of the supporting forces have been identified, but only the economic aspects remain to be considered.

Previously, when Ronald Reagan was still in the early stages of the campaign, his advantages were not obvious, and David Rockefeller did not pay attention to him, which is why he is still trying to figure things out after so long.

However, now that Benjamin Carr is here, it is clear that the situation has been figured out.

Sure enough, after browsing Ronald Reagan's basic information, campaign advantages and characteristics, he came across the background investigation on Ronald Reagan.

As he read, a look of surprise crossed his face, and he looked interested.