fandomhigh | Political Campaigning (Tuesday, January 17, 4th Period)

Josh was snickering at what passed for political coverage in the local Montana papers when his political campaigning class came in.

"Hey guys," he said. "First of all, congratulations to those of you who are now duly elected members of the Student Council." He might be smirking just a little bit as he looked at Angel. "I look forward to napping through all of your meetings as your advisor." He cleared his throat. "Anyway. Today we're talking about how to write a campaign outline." He pointed to his inbox. "Please turn in your preliminary research about your candidates here. And, um," he pointed at random to his class list, then read off the name, "Alanna, how many days do we have until the election?"

He looked around the room. "Okay. Last class I rattled off a whole list of factors that have to be remembered in a campaign. And written down because if it's not on paper it doesn't exist. We've already discussed a bit about the political environment, both nationally and in Montana. Now that you've done a bit more research about your candidates, it's time for you to start coming up with answers to some critical decisions. Break into your groups, and given what you've learned about your guys, please answer me the following questions." He pointed to the board where he'd scrawled:

1. Will you debate your opponent? If you have a primary, will you debate your primary opponent?
2. Will you appear with other members of your party? Montana officials only, or national-level party members as well? Are there certain members in particular you would not invite to help you?
3. How will your candidate address gun-control issues, abortion, prayer in school, the war in Iraq and general thoughts on making Montana safe from terrorism?

Josh sat back down at his desk. "If you have questions, ask. If not, talk amongst yourselves."

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"Sir? Professor Lyman? Can I have a moment?" Alanna fiddled with the strap of her bag.

"Absolutely," Josh said. "What can I do for you?"

"As you mentioned at the beginning of class, you are in fact the current sponsor for Student Council, which I am going to be part of the second semester running. Last term, the Council sponsored a Self-Defense Club that I ran. Will you be willing to sponsor it this term as well or do I need to find a new teacher?"

Josh ran a hand through his hair. "I'm not sure I'm really qualified to help out there, Alanna. I'm not big on the whole 'exercise' thing." He figured mentioning that he had gotten shot would probably not be a good idea. He tried to think of some of the other teachers he had met and was coming up kind of blank. "Maybe the gym teacher would be interested?" He smiled. "If you can't find someone else, though, I'd be glad to help you out."

Alanna forced a smile on to her face. "Thank you anyway Professor Lyman. I'll ask around and see who I can find."

"If you haven't found someone before Student Council meets," Josh said, "let me know, okay?"

"Thank you, sir. And um, when will we be meeting? Because last term it was Monday nights and I know that quite a few members of Student Council are in Tactics of War which meets Monday's at six."

"I was thinking during lunchtime myself. Gives people a definite end time--stops meetings from running on forever. Maybe Thursdays?"

"Lunch time would be good, and I think any day would work, sir."

Political Campaigning (Tuesday, January 17, 4th Period)

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