“It ain’t Bud Dwyer but it works.” Burnhams assistant and friend Ted awkwardly croaks out from behind him. “We’ll do a press briefing in the morning.”

James Burnham is, or rather was, a politician. A businessman. A father. A husband. James Burnham was many things, but not a fool. Mr. Burnham reveled at the thought of having the opportunity to be a Texas Senator, but he enjoyed the thought of his own death more.

He wasn’t suicidal but, like most politicians, celebrities and rich people of this day and age, he is a vampire.

It’s a tough break having to murder your fellow candidates, but it makes victory that much sweeter.