First theres Chuck and his bid for governor.
The end goal, at least for now, is the governors office.
Thats kind of how the world ofBillionsworks, after all.
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Chucks bid for governor, for all intents and purposes, seems to run through Black Jack Foley.
Foley has thus decided to back candidate Rob Sweeney.
I have my own power, he says, and he might not be wrong.
So he gives Taylor a task.
Name recognition and good polling.
Sweeney refuses though, saying that stranger things have happened than a near-nobody getting elected.
He tells Ira to do some digging on Sweeney, and what he finds is quite something.
Chuck goes back to meet with Sweeney again, this time armed with something real.
Its about putting on a performance in front of the Spartan-Ives guy who frequents said high-end strip club.
Thats because Wags has other things on his mind.
Of course Axe doesnt see it that way, but this is a man whos easily blinded by vengeance.
He still gets a sit-down meeting with Foley.
But the meeting doesnt exactly give him much to go on.
Its clear that Foley is an intensely loyal person, and its done wonders for his career.
He seems untouchable here, a figure of political and financial power that Axe has never come up against.
During the party, Chuck and Foley get a moment alone.
No campaign for governor will succeed without him.
That sends Axe flying over to the Yale Club to confront them.
Its all Axe versus Chuck from here on out.
Its tied into everything.
But Chuck is more determined than ever, realizing that his fathers play has given him an advantage.
He can use Axe to bolster his own campaigns chances.
Its a smart play, but you cant help but wonder if its alltoocombustible.
Every time Chuck and Axe get this close to one another, things explode.
I think thats coming, and the fallout will certainly be worse than anything that came before it.
