CHAPTER 26
VICTOR
Victor smiled and gripped the makeup artist’s wrist, stopping her from applying more powder to his face. “You want me to look better than Sarah?”
The young woman giggled bashfully and shook her head. “No, sir. I guess that’s enough.”
She pulled the protective cloth from his collar and backed away.
When she left the greenroom, Carlotta, Victor’s chief media strategist, laughed from the sofa. “That young lady was downright smitten.”
“Nah,” Victor doubted as he joined her on the sofa. “I’m old enough to be that girl’s daddy.”
Carlotta laughed. “You mean zaddy?”
Victor laughed it off and grabbed a notebook from a cocktail table. “What am I in for?”
“Okay, you already know she’s gonna inquire about your running mate. Since your opponent has been dropping little hints about a possible connection between you and the Savellis, she’ll certainly question you about your relationship with them.”
Victor frowned. The incomparable Sarah Bayler was his first stop since resuming his campaign. History guaranteed that her very liberal points of view were the recipe for a very difficult interview for any republican candidate.
“Of course, she’ll come at you with the usual questions,” Carlotta continued.
“She’ll ask about your stance on pro-choice as a republican.
She’ll hit liberal talking points like preserving Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Then she’ll, without a doubt, dropkick you with shit like racism in America and immigration issues. ”
Victor nodded. Those topics were to be expected. It was the unexpected ones that made him anxious.