> it might also be odd for him to be in love with her and running her campaign while questioning her ability to do the job.
Yeah, no, I didn't mean he should question her ability to do the job. I meant that because I see it this way, Ben should too, because I'm smart, and so's Ben. And the way I see it is that the tradeoffs thing is precisely where her learning curve lies. She's not good at it now. (Ben, on the other hand, is good at it - witness his negotiations with Marlene, when Leslie wasn't freaking him out and sabotaging him.)
So maybe he was just expressing more of a "you'll figure it out" thing - because I think she has to figure that out, at least better than she does it right now. But other elements of politics she's great at. Even that moment in Comeback Kid, I thought she was almost going to pull the rabbit out of the hat during her speech - when she said "wow, this is the worst campaign event ever" - and was going to just start talking, just before what's-his-name came in with the basketball.
But I think you're right, that the 98% might test her more on council than it has so far in Parks.
> they're supposed to sound like great Leslie Knope ideas, but they've just sounded like empty campaign promises to me.
Yeah, and to get all wonky, she could have talked about, say, private businesses also kicking in money for Ramp Up Pawnee. In Harvest Festival and in Meet and Greet it was evident she can work with the business community, or at least recognizes their importance.
As you say, I also expect a lot. ARE YOU READING THIS, MIKE SCHUR ET AL?
Yeah, no, I didn't mean he should question her ability to do the job. I meant that because I see it this way, Ben should too, because I'm smart, and so's Ben. And the way I see it is that the tradeoffs thing is precisely where her learning curve lies. She's not good at it now. (Ben, on the other hand, is good at it - witness his negotiations with Marlene, when Leslie wasn't freaking him out and sabotaging him.)
So maybe he was just expressing more of a "you'll figure it out" thing - because I think she has to figure that out, at least better than she does it right now. But other elements of politics she's great at. Even that moment in Comeback Kid, I thought she was almost going to pull the rabbit out of the hat during her speech - when she said "wow, this is the worst campaign event ever" - and was going to just start talking, just before what's-his-name came in with the basketball.
But I think you're right, that the 98% might test her more on council than it has so far in Parks.
> they're supposed to sound like great Leslie Knope ideas, but they've just sounded like empty campaign promises to me.
Yeah, and to get all wonky, she could have talked about, say, private businesses also kicking in money for Ramp Up Pawnee. In Harvest Festival and in Meet and Greet it was evident she can work with the business community, or at least recognizes their importance.
As you say, I also expect a lot. ARE YOU READING THIS, MIKE SCHUR ET AL?
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