Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-25396609-20191102162031/@comment-14909251-20191114235955

ChishioKunrin wrote: I imagine the conflict here will be that everyone in Mantle, including Robyn, knows that Jacques would have the interests of himself and the Atlas elite in mind more than Mantle, which would lead to conditions in Mantle staying bad or getting worse. Robyn's campaign posters say "Protect Mantle", so that seems to be the main platform that she's using to gain support from the Mantle voters - the fact that she will look out for Mantle, unlike Jacques.

So it would, indeed, make sense if Jacques started to run first, to get rid of the Dust embargo that's crippling his company, and Robyn followed suit, afraid of what will happen to Mantle if he wins. Makes me wonder if Jacques is running in Mantle by setting up some residence there that he isn't really using to get around qualifications.