Let's meet our would-be American Candidates: Keith Boykin, 38, an author/lecturer and political activist form New York; Bruce Friedrich, 34, Director of vegan campaigns for PETA, Norfolk, VA; Chrissy Gephardt, 31, a management consultant and daughter of former Democratic presidential hopeful Richard Gephardt, Washington, DC; Park Gillespie, a 38-year old science/social studies teacher, Stanley, NC; Malia Lazu, 28, political organizer and lobbyist from Jamaica Plains, MA; Richard Mack, 51, a consultant, author and ex-sheriff, Provo, UT; Joyce Riley, 51, a radio talk show host, Arkansas City, KS; James Strock, 47, businessman, author, and mediator from both San Francisco CA and Scottsdale AZ; Bob Vanech, 35, President of Venture Capital Co., Los Angeles CA; Lisa Witter, 31, Executive Vice President of Fenton Communication, the largest public strategy/interest company in the country, Everett WA.
According to Montel Williams, the first step in any political campaign is announcing your candidacy. In 10 cities across the country, our candidates open their front doors to a megaphone and a briefcase with their name on it. Inside the briefcase they find this assignment: Every campaign begins with an announcement. Find a place to make yours and gather as many people as you can. If you can't turn out a crowd, you may be out of the race sooner than you think. In a tight race, the candidates must have trusted and able-bodied campaign managers. In this race, the candidates have 36 hours to plan an announcement rally to garner support from people who live in their area. The candidate who organizes the biggest hometown rally will be declared the front runner. The two candidates with the lowest turnouts will face off in an elimination debate.
The candidates, along with their campaign managers, families, and friends work feverishly to find warm bodies to fill up the meeting halls for their first rally. Bob Vanech feels sure he has a least 100 people lined up. Malia Lazu thinks she has at least 750 people. Joyce Riley hopes to see RV's filled with people; she even wants to see a few heads of cattle at her rally. Do cows count? Richard Mack thinks he has 1000 people lined up. Mack humorously says "Heck, all we need is 3 or 4 Mormon families and we've got it made."
Park Gillespie, a married dad of 4 daughters, states his philosophy: "I love my Lord, my God with all my heart, my soul and from all will flow everything else." The issue he feels most passionately about is abortion. "The first right of a citizen is the right to life," Gillespie says.
Gillespie chooses the 500 person capacity auditorium of Stanley Middle School as the location for his rally.
Meanwhile, in Seattle WA, Lisa Witter finds a "beautiful, elegant, but natural" ocean front site for her rally.
Richard Mack is elated over his rally site, but Joyce Riley isn't quite so happy to learn that her first choice for a rally site, the VFW, is unavailable. Riley, a former Gulf War flight nurse and spokeswoman for Gulf War Veterans Association, works passionately for Gulf War veterans suffering from the Gulf War syndrome. "Gulf War veterans are dying. They are sick; they are getting sicker by the day. The Department of Defense says 'hey, we can't figure it out'. Something has to be done." Riley feels that she may fail because she can't find a rally site. "I was going to save the world, but I couldn't find a building," she laments.
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