"If you do that, not only will you fail to harm him in the slightest, you'll turn him into the patron saint of that community. His voter base will become harder than steel."
"You're fighting an air war while he's fighting a tunnel war. No matter how loud your bombs are, you can't hit him while he's hiding in his cellar."
Leo felt a headache coming on as he listened to the analysis.
This was a true political fortress.
This defensive system, built on district divisions and a mutual election system, was harder to breach than Morganfield's money.
"So, a direct assault won't work," Roosevelt concluded. "Attacking the council will be seen as an attack on the democratic system itself, which will make you politically and morally bankrupt in an instant."
"We have to find an entry point."
"A reason he can't refuse."
"Or external pressure so great that he's forced to bring the agenda to the table."
Roosevelt paused for a moment.
