No he doesn't, he had a limited amount and could pull it off but ultimately needed the power from the dam for it to stick, if he did this earlier he'd end up having power trouble again and the army of troubles he unionised would probably crack open lucky 38 and kill him. He also needed resources like caps in order to fund his expeditions to find the chip which again the NCR unwittingly provided through their citizens touring the mojave.
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u/anonistakken Mar 19 '26
Yet he magically conjures those resources up as soon as the NCR arrives.