What would Frank Underwood's strategy be if he had been appointed Secretary of State? [closed]
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I just finished (a little bit late) watching House of Cards and I was wondering about Frank Underwood taking a different strategy after knowing that he wasn't appointed as Secretary of State.
How would Francis J. Underwood tactics be different to what he did as a Vice President?
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It was Frank's feeling of betrayal at NOT being appointed Secretary of State that precipitated his Shakespearian quest to destroy his enemies. If he HAD been appointed he might have been... happy and well-adjusted.
Seriously though, he does explicitly say "We are no longer bound by our allegiances." If he had been given the position he was promised he would have been more likely to work within the system instead of subverting it, and more likely to support his colleagues rather than manipulating and sacrificing them like chess pieces.
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His whole deliciously Machiavellian scheme that was the meat of the first two seasons was only triggered by him feeling betrayed by the administration. So if had been appointed Secretary of State, as promised, then the plan wouldn't have been initiated. Then we enter the land of wild speculation.
I'm fairly sure Underwood would never have been satisfied with being Secretary of State, and would've plotted to get into the Oval Office. But he might've bided his time, gaining credibility and then running for office after Walker's term ended.
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