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Reiley-Carrangus stumps for officeDeclares "We'll actually do something."
Kaliburg, Ananto
April 6, 4473


Raymond Reiley-Carrangus campaigns for President in Kaliburg this week, along with his now-famous podium

Citing the ineffectiveness of the current Reform Administration, Socialist Raymond Reiley-Carrangus stepped up campaign efforts.

"For years now, I have said that the President of the Republic, Oatis Perot, is a do-nothing President.  He has been successful because the opposition has been divided.  We want to unite the opposition and create an institutionalist coalition.  We are calling on all Institutionalist and Leftist Parties to endorse my candidacy."

The Socialist Party welcomed the Agramontian League's endorsement.  "The first Party to join us is the Agramontians.  This makes sense, of course, because we share some similarities.  While the Agramontians need to differentiate in order to stay in business, we agree on many things, and it will be a fantastic opportunity to share governing responsibilities with them.  We hope the NCP and the Workers Party will join us too."

Reiley then finished the campaign rally by leading the crowd in a call-response chant of "Perot-Podium."  This gag, a frequent standby at Reiley rallies began when the candidate said that the podium would make a more effective President than President Perot.  In the running gag, Reiley plays the role of the lone Perot supporter, and the crowd responds by demanding the Podium be the President.  Some of Reiley's critics have taken to calling him "President Podium," which Reiley says is a term of endearment, in a bit of self-deprecation.  "I think its kind of funny, actually.  You could theoretically elect anyone and have a better President, even the podium.  So it may as well be me."