Today's OneWord: Hijacked

Some say that Loretta Van Klaus hijacked the mayoral elections, but to me, it was all a matter of guts, grit, and gin, all hot and inebriating. I was a good friend of Loretta - had been for thirty years. And I had never seen a mayoral candidate strike so vividly into the hearts of a struggling, nearly bankrupt city.

Loretta deserved to be mayor. What mattered now was whether or not she deserved to stay mayor.

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