00:05Two years in office, I have vastly expanded the health, the wealth, and the opportunity
00:12of every member in this territory.
00:14Well, the people of Benson Hills might have a quibble with that, Governor.
00:18When we were still sleeping on borrowed beds after a fire erased our homes, you raised
00:24our taxes.
00:25Taxes that are now funding a major rebuild.
00:27Yes, thanks to a private grant from the Franklin and Sons Foundation.
00:31Meanwhile, our taxes are filling in potholes in Capital City.
00:36You're right.
00:37The Territorial Assembly voted to divert my disaster relief fund, which is why I'm relying
00:43on private funding in order to get things moving.
00:45But we didn't vote for the Franklin and Sons Foundation, Governor.
00:49We voted for you.
00:51So why should we trust you with our tax money again?
00:57Honestly, Mayor Hickam?
00:58I don't know.
01:00I don't think that's the answer you want to give, Governor.
01:06But you're right.
01:07Every initiative I run on, every attempt I've made at real reform, just peck to death.
01:16Between you and me, I thought the idea of the private grant was smart and bold.
01:21But if I'm playing your opponent, he is going to make you look weak.
01:24Like you couldn't get this done the usual way.
01:27The usual way is a road that leads nowhere.
01:29I could get ten things done in half the time working outside of government.
01:37Do you want my advice?
01:39Please.
01:41Learn to love the game.
01:45And if you can't, find another game.
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