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Chapter 166 A Powerful Vice President
Alabama, Governor's Office.

Peyton came back rarely, but unexpectedly, Mr. Chris called him to the office that afternoon.

"We need to talk!"

Seeing Mr. Chris' serious expression, Peyton immediately recalled the summer of the year before last.

At that time, my father also said seriously: I want to run for governor.

Payton pretended to be surprised and joked: "What's the matter? Mr. Chris, you don't want to run for president, do you?"

Mr. Chris glanced at him lightly: "What are you thinking? I just took office."

"Also, I'm your father, don't call me Mr. Chris."

The governor's four-year term, not surprisingly, Mr. Chris will leave office in 1963, during which time he was insulated from the presidency.

However, Peyton understood Mr. Chris's subtext. He just took office this time, and there may be an opportunity for the next term. Mr. Chris obviously set his sights on it.

Unknowingly, my father has already achieved this level?

"Then what are you talking to me about? Is Kerry Chemical doing well?"

Mr. Chris shook his head: "It has nothing to do with these things. Next year is the election year again? I want to hear your opinion."

"First of all, what do you think our advantages are?"

We here naturally refer to the Democratic Party.

This is the realization of an important person in the party. Unknowingly, Mr. Chris has become more and more determined that his image within the Democratic Party is completely bound to the Democratic Party.

Peyton thought for a moment, then nodded: "The advantage is with me!"

"As far as what Eisenhower did in the past few years, I can't think of the possibility of the Republican election victory?"

"And isn't Congress in our hands now?"

第83届国会换选（1953年1月3日——1955年1月3日）之中，随着艾森豪威尔的上台，共和党乘胜追击。

Under the leadership of the leader of the Republican Party, the famous Mr. Republican, Robert Alfonso Taft, who is as cold as a political machine, they counterattacked in Congress, allowing Republican members to occupy more seats in both houses and become the majority party .

[Note: The party that obtains the majority of seats in the House of Representatives is the majority party. If two or more parties have equal seats, the party orientation of the vice president (the vice president is the chairman of the Senate) determines which party is the majority party. The next largest party is the minority party.

The interim chairman, the chairman of each committee, and other public offices in the house are generally held by the majority party, while the minority party holds their corresponding positions, such as the vice chairman of each committee.Therefore, the number of seats and whether it can become a majority party determine the party's control over Congress. 】

This is the second time in 1933 years since 73, when the 20rd Congress was re-elected, the Republican Party has an advantage in Congress and has become the majority party.

And glory is always short-lived!
In the 84th Congressional election, the Republicans lost control of both houses of Congress in the 1954 election despite repeated attacks to maintain their dominance.

Glorious Return to Democracy!

Even the presidency cannot guarantee the party's advantages in both houses of the party. It has to be said that this is very problematic.

Of course, Eisenhower cannot be completely blamed, after all, the background of the Democratic Party lies there.

It goes without saying that the Democratic Party has been in power for 20 years.

Moreover, the term of office of a senator is six years, with no re-election limit, and only about one-third of the seats are re-elected every two years.

In a way, some MPs can even sit there for the rest of their lives.

Therefore, once the advantages of this foundation are expanded, it is difficult to change.

The 83rd election, after all, was nothing more than a brief farce, and the tiger took a nap.

This advantage has been maintained by the Democratic Party until now.

That is to say, in the re-elections of 85 and 86, they all won, and they all gained control of the Congress as the majority party.

"is it?"

Mr. Chris asked back.

Peyton looked at him suspiciously.

Mr. Chris didn't say much, and handed him a document directly.

——The opening ceremony of the Federal Exhibition, visiting the Soviet Union, and discussing the plan for the relationship between the two countries.

"Who's going to visit?" Peyton frowned.

"Nixon, he is the one who promoted this plan. Of course, the initiator is his former assistant, Congressman Crome."

Mr. Chris said pointedly: "Recently, he has been very vocal in the Federation, haven't you heard it?"

At the critical time of the re-election, promote the transformation of the relationship between the two countries and turn the cold war situation into a turning point.

Once facilitated, there is no doubt that this is a huge political fortune.

No one will do something for no reason, Nixon's purpose is obvious.

Payton shook his head: "I haven't paid much attention to these recently, and it's still early before the general election."

Human energy is limited. Peyton has been in high spirits recently. Apart from his daily work, he is busy writing "The Godfather" and creating a classic series.

The attention to these things has naturally decreased.

As he said, next year is the reelection year, so there is no need to pay too much attention.

Of course, Peyton also heard that, Mr. Chris, this is an obvious Nixon threat theory, and this is what they have been exaggerating.

Moreover, Nixon himself is also packaged in this image. Not surprisingly, he will be the next candidate of the Republican Party.

As for whether Nixon threatened?
The answer, of course, is yes.

As the vice president of Eisenhower, he took office in 1953. In the past six years, the vice president of Nigeria has been conscientious. Against the background of the cabinet of "eight millionaires and a plumber", he appears to be a political star who is not stained by mud, and is a proper political star. In every field exudes its own brilliance.

Moreover, Nixon was different from the traditional vice president.

In the early days of the Confederacy, the vice presidency was reserved for the loser with the second most votes in the race.

With the second most votes in the race, there is no doubt that these vice presidents are usually strong.

So you'll find that among the first presidents of the Confederacy, both Adams and Jefferson were vice presidents and then won the election to become president.

However, the vice president back then was nothing like it is now.

With the passage of time, after the election crisis in 1800 AD, the identity of the vice president gradually became embarrassing...

They began to appear in public as the president's supporting roles and mascots.

There is no such thing as the second most votes and strong strength.

Therefore, in today's traditional federal arena, the vice president is a relatively awkward position.

Nominally, they are administrative officials second only to the president in the country, which is what we call "under one person, above ten thousand people".

However, the vice president is often the most insignificant official in the cabinet, with a high status but almost no real power.

Therefore, over time, this position has actually served more for elections, and presidential candidates usually run alongside vice presidential candidates of the same camp as their running mates.

Vice presidential candidates can make up for some of the disadvantages of presidential candidates in order to win more votes.

If the presidential candidate is from the south, then the vice presidential candidate should choose a northerner, and the north and the south take all. The obvious example is Clinton and Gore in the 1990 election.

If the presidential candidate is older, then the vice presidential candidate has to choose a younger one, taking into account both young and old, such as Eisenhower and Nixon in the 1952 election.

However, once the president is elected, the position of the vice president often becomes awkward. The vice president is only a bargaining chip for votes, not the president's confidant.

Once the president takes office, his cronies, think tanks and expert advisors often occupy important positions, and it is difficult for the vice president to gain a foothold. On many major issues, the vice president is completely unaware of them.

For example: during the Roosevelt period, Truman, who was the vice president, knew nothing about the federal Manhattan Project. What's more, during the Nixon period, Agnew, who was the vice president, usually learned about Nixon's latest developments from the newspapers.

For these vice presidents, it is difficult for them to counterattack, and there are often only the following possibilities.

The first one, God has eyes, the president will open a hole, or go to the field.

One of the most important functions of the vice president is to serve as the alternate head of state. He will be in charge of the country when the president dies, dies, or is unable to exercise his powers due to other reasons.

Jochao Taylor, Andrew Johnson, Truman, Lyndon, Johnson... a long list of lucky ones to step onto the pinnacle of power.

Among them, the luckiest one is the tenth president, Jochao Taylor.

One month after former President William Henry Harrison took the oath of office, he died of pneumonia. (This is also the shortest serving president in the history of the United States.) Vice President John Taylor announced his inauguration immediately.

Before I had time to mourn the loss of the election, I laughed out loud like a pig!
The second is to work hard on your own and participate in the presidential election, such as Nixon today.

The third is to gain the trust of the president and become the real second-in-command in the United States

Although the vice president of the United States is dispensable in many cases, its status is not static. Once the vice president has gained the trust and reliance of the president, the situation will be completely different. The vice president has the hope of becoming the real second in command of the United States.

For example, during the Reagan period, the humble and passionate Bush Sr. was very trusted, and a series of major decisions had the shadow of Bush Sr. Reagan also let Bush Sr. take charge of the crisis management team of the White House to deal with possible international tensions at any time. A solid second in command.

Gore, who is two years younger than Clinton, was also at ease during his tenure as vice president. His power was even greater than that of the elder Bush. A series of dazzling achievements made him almost win the 2000 presidential election.

Of course, he later parted ways with Clinton.

Bush's vice president, Cheney, is considered the most powerful vice president in history. He is five years older than Bush and is considered by many to be the real master of the White House. The villain - Darth Vader.

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Nixon is the third type, even the No.1 of the third type of vice president.

He is not a mascot, an insignificant ballot supporting role.

On the contrary, Eisenhower is more like a voting machine launched by the Republican Party.

I don't know if you guys remember the "Checkers Speech"?
Nixon provided great help during Eisenhower's election campaign and laid the foundation for the victory of the Republican Party.

Thus, upon taking office, Eisenhower fundamentally changed the role of his running mate, giving Nixon a key role in domestic and foreign affairs.

And promised to let him make a difference during his tenure as vice president and lay the foundation for him to become his successor in the future.

The latter was able to attend meetings of the Cabinet and the National Security Council and presided over them in the president's absence.

At times, he was more of a president than Eisenhower.

This pattern of cooperation between the two leaders made Nixon "the first modern vice president."

(End of this chapter)