r/highschool • u/what_is_life182693 • 1d ago

Question How do you win a student election?

If you’re running against more popular people how would you win? Also, from a college standpoint, how much does the type of position matter? Ex vice president vs treasurer vs historian vs secretary

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u/allensmithsimpson 1d ago

storm the place where they are counting the votes and declare yourself king

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u/Classical-Liberalism 1d ago

Make sure you bring American flags and wear camo you should strive for historical accuracy ☝️🏾😁

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u/Quiet_Ground_4757 1d ago

Bonus points if you bring horses and yell DEATH and charge inside

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u/Schlaggatron Senior (12th) 1d ago

Honestly, there’s a pretty low chance you’ll win if that’s the case. People usually vote off of name recognition and generally how well liked the person is. The good news is that it doesn’t matter that much, colleges aren’t going to reject you just because you weren’t vice president and were instead secretary. So I’d say, run for VP, you’ll probably lose but who knows, you could also win. If not, the other options you listed are also great.

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u/PlantsVsYokai2 Rising Freshman (9th) 1d ago

You dont

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u/PoopsmasherJr 1d ago

Be the most absurd person you can do. Propose the most insane stuff. Start a mini military inside your school to own the other candidates. Buy votes.

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u/Lucky-Royal-6156 1d ago

Im a HS geopolitical consultant. I can help.

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u/Hot_Situation4292 1d ago

you won’t

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u/Cactusjuice471 Junior (11th) 1d ago

Make a speech so incredibly memorable, that it makes any competition look feeble in comparison

I'm dead serious, that's like it lol you have to be so good that people are like "who was that one guy"

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u/Professor_Game1 Normal Adult 1d ago

Set the fire alarm off so that the sprinklers spray water on the counting machine and break it. Then have a USPS truck show up with more mail in ballots.

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u/LittleStitch03 11h ago

It’s a popularity contest mostly, so policies generally do not matter. Unless you propose something ridiculous that’s unaffordable. Turnout rates are also generally pretty low.