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00:00You know, we're both amiable in our own senses, and I think that basically, you know, us together
00:07produces a force of amiability, which is a synergical force of amiability, which is far
00:14beyond the reaches of normal human comprehension.
00:17Politics in high school is just, it's a popularity contest.
00:25Mike, this is all we have?
00:27It really doesn't matter.
00:28Why?
00:29We're going to win anyway.
00:30Hey guys, guys, make the right move.
00:34Our innovation this year was to go on top of the bridge.
00:36Our reasons are fourfold, and number one, we're the only ones on the bridge.
00:41Number two, they have to tilt their heads up and look at you.
00:43That establishes a subconscious notion of superiority and leadership, sort of lifting
00:49ourselves up on a pedestal.
00:51Number three, they're usually too tired to even resist us.
00:55Number four, uh, I think that's threefold actually.
01:00Um, it was kind of a spur of the moment for me.
01:04I've just been telling people, it saves paper.
01:08We gave out a hundred already.
01:10Go to the garbage cans, get them out, get them out.
01:14Hey, I'm running for SU.
01:16I have a lot of experience in leadership outside of the SU, so I have experience, you know,
01:21being in charge of other people or telling people what to do.
01:24He's got his lounge up on the third floor.
01:27It's just like his locker, and like, there's like a curtain.
01:29There's like a bunch of chairs.
01:31Welcome.
01:34Um, Cheryl, I would encourage you to open up your arms.
01:37What do you think about the election?
01:39I think you're the person who is in the position right now to contemplate about the election.
01:42You seem pretty confident about it though, which is good.
01:45Well, if I were to do any judging, I would say that you're the one who seems confident.
01:50Can we start over?
01:52Start over with what?
01:53Like a regular conversation.
01:56We should put up some posters.
01:58I don't think people know that we're running.
02:00When you think about dead old questions, somebody you'd want to sit around and have a beer with.
02:03We don't want them to know when we're cutting classes.
02:05We are prom tickets.
02:06Virginia Vanessa will change your life.
02:16Wait, just let me, just let me absorb my brilliance.
02:18Hold on, let me, let me just, let me sit down for a moment.