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In the great scheme of things has anyone notice how Marcus is doing what he accused Lisa of doing? He accused Lisa of being an manipulator and how she influences people when talking about (for instance) Freddie in order to get her followers to nominate Freddie?

Marcus is now doing exactly the same thing. He holds court (wherever he can) with other HMs and constantly talks about Tom in a derogatory way and even tells others how Tom was talking about them at one stage or another, even if he (Tom) hasn't said anything. This way Marcus is obviously hoping the influence works and that those he spoke to about Tom will nominate him.

So Marcus is playing the game that he accused Lisa of playing.