Well, thats not entirely true.
This election is dragging on, and its killing the momentum the season kicked off with.
Its areal-world treatmentthats done a lot of good, but Conway isnt ready.
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He just wanted to have a good story when meeting the (then-)vice president.
Eric tells an apparently true story about Augustus waking up a full 24 hours after being pronounced dead.
Its a strange scene with seemingly little purpose, but in that way, its fascinating.
Its so far removed from the rest of the episode that it makes an impact.
He essentially lost the election, but now hes trying to sway the House to vote for him.
Theres one issue, though, that has the Democratic congressmen worried: a split ticket.
Unity and clarity are the goals at this point.
Now that might be changing.
Lisa doesnt care about Frank though.
He and Doug believe they need to swing three state congressmen to do so.
He intimidates and humiliates, and yet the results remain the same.
It looks like the House will be voting for Conway.
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Blythe doesnt seem bothered though.
He knows the powerful position hes in, and he knows that the Underwoods are scrambling.
So, after all of this vote wrangling and yelling about loyalty, what happens?
The House vote ends up being inconclusive, meaning that neither Conway nor Frank is acting president.
Thus, Chapter 57sets up a showdownbetween General Brockhart and Claire Underwood for the vice presidency.
