NEW DONK CITY — Princess Peach’s chief steward Toadsworth has recently stated that he is not yet ready to endorse Pauline for mayor of New Donk City.
“We don’t really know each other that well,” stated Toadsworth to press. “Our districts don’t overlap and we’ve never had a substantive conversation. So until that happens I just don’t know if Pauline is the right candidate for me to give my endorsement to. There are many positives I see in her campaign but many negatives as well. I’ve been in this game a long time now so I won’t endorse just anybody even if their only competition is maniacally evil. I really have to weigh my options to make sure I’m endorsing the candidate that will be the best for the citizens of New Donk City. Whether that’s Pauline or Kamek remains to be seen.”
Many members of the Toad establishment reacted with alarm to Pauline’s victory in the mayoral primary.
“Her platform is simply too radical and it will alienate voters,” claimed Toadette. “I mean song and dance numbers? High quality of living? No kidnappings of government officials? Madness. She wants to completely restructure the fabric of what the Mushroom Kingdom is. She’ll lead voters right to the Bowser party. What we need is someone who can appeal to both sides while doing absolutely nothing to stop Bowser’s evil plans from progressing.”
While the New Donk City voters believe that Pauline will help bring about positive change to the city, especially in the face of the rising threat of Bowser, Toadsworth isn’t so sure.
“It’s great that she was able to rally the voter base but many of her ideas are just not how you deal with the threat that the Koopa movement brings. Sure making life better for everyone sounds good on paper but that’s just not how this kingdom works. You can’t just decide to make things better and then make sweeping changed to actually do it. Fixing the systematic issues that lead to support of Bowser isn’t how we do things. We call Mario to stomp on some heads, then do nothing to dole out any lasting consequences so Bowser is enabled to try again. It’s what keeps our economy going.”
At press time, the Toads have launched an investigation into Pauline over her alleged past with Donkey Kong.
