Sarah Holt, Post 2

I think Burton still supports Stanton, but not as much as he did at first. Burton has gotten to know the real Stanton. The real Stanton has a lot of secrets. Burton knows most of these secrets. Stanton is trusting Burton with a lot. This can be a good thing or a bad thing. It is good because Burton is a trustworthy person in the campaign. However, this is a bad thing because Stanton is relying on Burton a little too much. He is trusting Burton to deal with most of the problems (as we will see later in the chapters). Because he knows the secrets, I think he has no choice but to stay in the campaign. In chapter 5, Burton finds out that Stanton could be the father of a baby. Burton confronts Stanton about the possible baby, but Stanton wants Burton to clear up the problems by talking to William McCollister. This shows that Burton is too far into the campaign. If Burton decides to leave now, what would the rest of the campaigners think? Would he be leaving the campaign for the wrong reasons? Would he tell the press Stanton’s questions? These thoughts are the reason why Burton is stuck in the campaign.