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The Two-State Solution
On a slow news day, Carlton went over to Priscilla’s PR home-office in Victorian Village, and they watched an old black-and-white movie together. He had finally gained the nerve to ask her something that he had wanted to ask for a long time.
“Say Missy, how’re things going with the presidential elections campaign?”
“Why, Carlton, you rarely talk to me about politics. Is there something in particular on your mind?”
“I’ve been thinking. Your guy seems to be on a bit of a roll. And I realize that he started out testing the waters, but now, well, he looks like he might give our girl Sara a run for her money. Eh?”
“My goodness, Carlton, you really are up on the latest.”
“Yeah, well, all the credit goes to you. Besides, you make it all seem so easy. Anyway, since
