"Sixty percent!"
"In a Swing State like this, even presidential elections are decided by a razor-thin margin, let alone a party primary. Expecting this kind of lopsided vote share at the last minute is just a fool's dream."
"This is the power of the Establishment Faction."
Murphy let out a bitter laugh, his eyes losing focus.
"This margin isn't even small enough to trigger a recount."
"Philadelphia's population base is what it is, and Monroe's base there has sealed his victory. Even though we gave it our all in the rural areas, even though we dragged every last miner to the polls, we still couldn't fill the massive hole that is Philadelphia."
He turned his head and looked at Leo.
"Leo, we've lost."
"I was too naive, thinking we could turn the tables with five hundred million US Dollars in bonds."
"We were just caught up in our own hype."
Murphy put down the bottle and covered his face with his hands.
"Karen."
He called out.
