In the final stages of the campaign, the support rates of Ribbs and Graver were almost the same, making the race difficult to determine.
Reeves finally received an invitation from the Chicago Sun-Times, giving him the opportunity to appear on Chicago's largest media and give a speech to all the voters.
This also means that the mainstream media no longer cares about Reeves' gangster background and is willing to let him appear on TV.
Of course, this opportunity could not be missed. Ribs put in some effort and served the veteran media person Irene well.
Irene personally wrote a nearly perfect speech for Reeves, and also used his hacker team to recruit a lot of Internet trolls for Reeves.
Naturally, Reeves' relationship with Irene became much closer, quickly surpassing the other three sisters. Even her best friend Jennifer began to envy Irene.
The one who suffered the most was Dayang Markesia. She used to exercise with Reeves almost every day, but now, Reeves was snatched away and occupied by Irene.
Keshia secretly contacted Gina and Jennifer, preparing to find an opportunity to catch Irene and give her a good beating!
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Eight o'clock in the evening is the prime news time.
Before the official live broadcast began, the director first played a touching scene that left the men in Chicago silent and the women in tears.
Wearing faded jeans and a red "Make Chicago Great Again" hat, Ribbs stood on the street in the Inglewood neighborhood, handing out food to the homeless.
"You know what? These poor people remind me of my father," Ribbs said to the camera. "My father was once an unemployed worker and lived on the streets. I really hope that when my father was wandering around, he could also eat free food!"
The photographer zoomed in at the right moment to capture a close-up of the old scars on the back of Ribbs's hands and his nails stained with motor oil.
When the hostess handed him the microphone, he wiped his hands on his overalls before taking it and said, "Many media outlets say I use charity to launder money. But what do we launder money for? Delivering 500 boxed lunches to the slums every day, helping single mothers unclog sewers at 3 a.m.—"
Online, netizens went completely wild, with the words "tears~" filling the entire comment section.
After this video is played, the live broadcast officially begins.
In the Chicago Sun-Times live studio, the spotlights suddenly dimmed to a warm yellow glow.
Ribs appeared in the live broadcast wearing the same clothes as in the video.
Host: "Hello everyone, today we have invited Mr. Ribs, who is at the center of public opinion. Let's hear what he has to say today!"
The camera cuts to Ribs, who is wearing a charity badge on his chest and has a compassionate expression: "I did take a detour when I was young, so I understand the importance of redemption. That's why I established the Ribs Charitable Foundation."
"While Mr. Monroe was busy attending Wall Street cocktail parties, my charitable foundation and I renovated six parks for the community; while Mr. Greve was talking about law, we provided winter heating subsidies to 2,000 households."
"Our foundation doesn't discriminate based on race; we only help the poor and hungry!"
As Reeves spoke, he opened the tablet in his hand, which showed a scene of a barbecue held by the foundation for a thousand people.
"Look at these children who have hot meals thanks to charitable foundations, yet they have always been living on the streets - what have the so-called elite policies done for them?"
"For me, being elected as a congressman is not important! I just hope that everyone can get help, that Chicago will not be manipulated by those politicians, and that Chicago can be great again."
Host: "You are absolutely right, Mr. Ribbs. So, what do you think of your competitor, Mr. Graver?"
"Grayford? He's just a poor gay guy." Reeves said, "I hope everyone will stop targeting him and let him live a happy life with his pastor lover."
A large number of lower-class people in Chicago were deeply moved and left messages online.
"We must support Ribbs, even if he is a gangster boss! We must let him become a member of parliament!"
"Leebs is the one who truly cares about us. Let those politicians who only know how to talk big go on and have fun!"
This live news broadcast can be said to be very successful.
The day after the live broadcast, Ribbs' approval rating soared by 10% to 55%, while Graver's approval rating dropped to 35%.
Graves' campaign team immediately held an emergency meeting. After three hours of discussion and research, they finally came up with an ultimate killer.
To counter Reebok, Graver published a front-page headline in the Chicago Tribune: "Reebok! I want to debate you live!"
Ribs knew that this was the opponent's last-ditch effort, but it was indeed a sinister one.
In a live debate, no one can predict what will happen, and both sides may use various negative materials to attack each other.
Once a live debate goes wrong, the advantages accumulated previously will be wiped out in an instant.
As a veteran in politics for many years, Graver has experienced many live debates and is naturally confident.
For Reeves, it was extremely dangerous to accept the debate. If he didn't accept it, it would seem that he was guilty and didn't dare to face Graves.
At this time, it is time to use Grave's pastor lover.
Ribbs called Fox and asked, "I asked you to control that pastor. How's it going?"
Fox replied: "We have been tracking this guy for many days and are ready to take him down at any time."
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