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Chapter 25 • The Applausometer
“That’s the beauty of it, Phil. Don’t you see? Why waste time
promising everything to everyone? Why not let voters fi ll in the
papers themselves? Promises and performance will be just as before
– only we save the cost of printing.”
“How ingenious! While other candidates talk about cutting
campaign costs, you really do something about it. Well, our time is
running out. Can you sum up what your party is all about?”
“Sure, Phil. It’s already catching on all across the island. Our
slogan for the Generic Party is, ‘We Believe What You Believe!’ “
“Thank you very much, Joe. Ladies and gentlemen, can we have
a really great round of applause, a high 5.5, for that genius of the
campaign trail, Joe Candidate!”