I don't get the mystery angle, it's the usual loyalty over competency game where the insiders reward you from having done work for an previous campaign or being

I don't get the mystery angle, it's the usual loyalty over competency game where the insiders reward you from having done work for an previous campaign or being an grassroot college activist by making sure you keep getting work. It's the good old pork barrel and an proud American tradition that overstayed it's welcome with the general public but remains a big part of America's political economy.