<p>have any of you ran for commish / student body or something? well this year we just had our speach assemblies and most people did funny / dance . silly stuff to try to win votes. </p>
<p>i am thinking about running for something next year. a </p>
<p>does anyone have any good funny creative ideas?</p>
<p>does anyone have experiece running for something and tell us about it and share ideas and stuf??</p>
<p>i just won the sophomore class prez for next year. just make your speech funny, and serious at the same time. idk. its pretty much a popularity contest.</p>
<p>yeah, can you pm me your speach or something, i just need some ideas. its hard to make a funny speach, cus if its not funny, you look dumb..</p>
<p>and CONGRADULATIONS courtney!!</p>
<p>and CONGRADULATIONS courtney!!</p>
<p>can anyone else give me ideas / share experiences??</p>
<p>also, if anyone can find a funny youtube speach, please post it.</p>
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<p>Well I won Class President this year (Freshmen) and just won for next year as well (Sophomore).</p>
<p>The Freshmen year election was very well contested with 3 relatively popular candidates, and I simply spoke to large groups of people about the problems past student councils had and what I would do to correct them. I think I eventually won 380ish out of the 470 votes.</p>
<p>Then for my more recent Sophomore year election, it was apparently the most competitive election at my school's history. We had six extremely popular candidates, who posted a total of more than 1600 posters (yes, they were counting xD) and campaigned day and night with facebook groups, emails, fliers, etc. I really didn't do that much campaigning this time around due to the lack of time and "preparation" I had to do for USAMO and things like that, but my supporters from the previous election supported and campaigned for me quite a bit. They wouldn't release the numbers this time around, but the vice principle said that I won "by a hefty margin."</p>
<p>Essentially, what Courtney8 said is true, it boils down to being a popularity contest, but what you should do is,</p>
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<li>Try to build up a reputation for yourself in the months preceding an election. (if you haven't already)</li>
<li>Be nice to everyone and don't ever sound condescending or arrogant while campaigning.</li>
<li>If you have time, talk to as many people as you can, telling them why you are the right choice for the position you are running for. (i.e. creativity, leadership, etc)</li>
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