Naomi Robert - Comments 3 and 4

I agree with Peter’s point that Henry believes in the campaign because he can’t imagine what else to do with his life. I think that whether Henry realizes it or not, the campaign is not just a huge part of his life, but everything in his life: his source of income, his day-to-day schedule, and his friends and girlfriend. Clearly, Henry has such a love and need for politics that he has surrounded himself with the game, and he believes in Stanton because of the desire to keep living in this comfortable way.

I disagree with Nick when he says that one of the main reasons for Henry staying in the campaign is for Daisy. Although their relationship is becoming closer, Henry still does not seem to have a real need to stay with Daisy. From the way Henry narrates the story, the couple is usually very casual and distant (Henry refers to their relationship as simply “campaign sex.”) Also, if Henry were to drop out of the campaign, I believe that the relationship with Daisy could still prosper (as is seen when Daisy admits that she would like to get to know Henry outside of the campaign, possibly in the Caribbean.) Besides this, I think Nick’s post had very good points.