Chapter 215: Hardships Made Easy
Tony smiled at the crowd in front of him. After his "talk" with his dear wife, he put his soul into his campaign. She gave him the wake-up call he dearly needed.
He had tons of money and he used it. Wherever he visited, he made sure to send his people a couple of days earlier and arrange something in that town for the day he visited.
Today, in this town, they had sponsored the softball league between two schools. The kids were happy with the assortment of refreshments and the parents were happy to have a clear view of the field as the entire area was cleared up. The dads especially were happy for the free beer.
There was a big banner with Tony’s face on it to let the people know who did it. The idea was for Tony to offer the cup to the winning team and to chat with the parents after the match.
They had a pretty good crowd, better than what they had in other towns, even more than the other candidate got. Tony was glad about it. This town was said to be the deciding factor, not because this town had the most voters, but because of a sentiment. From the day this country was instigated, whoever won this town had managed to win the election. He wanted to try his best to get the hearts of the people.
Tony was not someone who grew up in a small town but he had experience in this with Congressman Feinstein’s campaign. With the help of the staff, he trained in the past few days, he managed to run it all smoothly.
The mayor of the town came to him and talked to him for some time. He appeared to be expecting something. The mayor’s wife was in the bleachers. She seemed to be overlooking the refreshments. The ladies talked to her freely.
Tony had a feeling that the ladies were gushing about something; their object of attraction might as well be him, he noticed.
He smiled at a lady waving at him and that was followed by the giggles of the other women around her. Not trying to look at them, Tony talked with the coach and the fathers. He was here trying to get the votes of the people; he cannot be hated by half the population here.
The match was over and Tony handed the trophies to the teams. Slowly, the women approached him. Leading them was a little girl with a peculiar brooch—a hummingbird. He had seen it somewhere!