JANE: Let me be first to address you as ‘Senator Elect.’”

CLIENT: Don’t jinx me, I’m down in the goddamn polls.”

JANE: Relax! If you lose we scream dead voters, undocumented voters, two-time voters, big-city homo voters. We’ll stage fake videos of fraud at polling sites.

CLIENT: Violence?

JANE: [INAUDIBLE]

CLIENT: I’m told this ain’t your first cluster fuck.

JANE: Me and Dick masterminded the Big Lie (fact: they were minor players). We convinced Red states to pass laws (true) so they can toss out ballots for the other guy.

CLIENT: Meanwhile, here I am…my ass getting kicked.

JANE: It’s all good! How folks vote in your race is going to be less important than how we count them.

CLIENT: What’ll your ‘voter integrity’ package cost me?

JANE: People will line up to donate the minute you‘re sworn in, Senator. It’s morning again in America.

Pat Shiplett

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