And I worked my ass off campaigning to even be competitive against the most popular kid in school. His name is Jake and he’s the star player on both the basketball and football teams. Every prom king for the past decade has been a jock and I think Jake just ran because everyone assumed he would. Unlike Jake, I actually care about getting elected prom king because I want to be an inspiration to the majority of the school who aren’t popular like Jake and his friends, and I thought that maybe I could appeal to this majority to keep Jake from taking the crown.

Now, I’m not a complete outcast, but I’m not athletic and don’t really hang out with people outside my small group of friends. However, I am friendly with almost the entire senior class so I knew early on that I could win the election if I worked hard enough. I started my campaign when I realized that Jake would be running unopposed by having my friends and I persuade potential voters in the school hallway. It was going to be difficult to beat Jake using traditional campaigning methods so we thought of ways to increase my vote share relative to Jake’s. For example, we tried to split the vote between Jake and another athlete, but Jake was too well-liked and no athlete wanted to run against him. The strategy we settled on was increasing prom turnout among students less likely to attend prom because that’s the demographic most likely to vote for me.

During our hallway campaigning, I realized that there is a strong anti-jock sentiment among the senior class, but it’s especially strong among unreliable prom attendees. If I could persuade a fraction of them to show up to prom then their friends would likely come with them. For example, I know for a fact that my friend Rob and his girlfriend are going to prom. His girlfriend is bringing her friends who might bring more people who wouldn’t otherwise show up. In fact, all my friends are unreliable prom attendees. I had already increased turnout by a substantial margin without even trying. Beating Jake was going to be easier than I thought, as long as I could get past initial voting.

On a Monday two months before prom, every member of the senior class gets handed an initial voting ballot by their first period teacher. They are instructed to write down one name for prom king and one name for prom queen. Every senior that gets 50 or more votes is put on the final ballot, and only prom attendees vote for prom king and queen from the final ballot. Getting past initial voting would be easy because everyone is allowed to vote. I thought that winning from the final ballot would be much harder, but when I realized how many of my friends were going to prom the dream started to seem more like a reality.

On the Friday before the Monday of initial voting, I was confident that I was going to pass the 50 vote threshold by a large margin. I felt like my work was starting to pay off, but my excitement didn’t last long. When I got home from school, I opened up my computer and saw that Jake posted a facebook status update:

"Dear prom king voters. After much consideration, I have decided to drop out of the prom king race. To all of the students who were planning on voting for me, I would like you to vote for Austin last name. Austin is one of the nicest and most caring members of the class of 2020. Everytime I see him in the hallway, he has a smile on his face, and that always puts a smile on my face. There is no one in the senior class with as much school spirit as Austin, and I don't think any of us can imagine high school name without him. I cannot think of a better choice for prom king than Austin last name."

Austin has autism. All this time, I thought that Jake was my real opponent. I never even considered the possibility that he wasn’t. My entire strategy was centered on beating Jake by positioning myself as the anti-jock, but now I was the jock. The higher prom turnout would hurt me now. Austin didn’t even campaign and within five minutes he was the frontrunner.

All the work I put into this campaign was erased with a single facebook post. All the work my friends put in. It was all for an unwinnable election. Losing the election fairly would’ve felt better than what I felt reading Jake’s post. I was angry. Angry at myself. Angry at Jake. I know he had good intentions, but why didn’t he tell me he was dropping out before he sabotaged my campaign? I was about ready to give up.

But then I had an idea.

On Sunday, I posted this on facebook:

"Thank you to everybody who plans on nominating me for prom king. However, I am telling everyone who was planning on voting for me to vote for Billy last name. I've known Billy since kindergarten and there is no one who cares as much about the school as Billy. I’m not going to list every reason why Billy should be picked to represent our class, because you all already know that he is a representation of everything that our school strives to be. All I will say is that I am proud to call Billy a friend. So for those of you planning on voting for me tomorrow, thank you, but I will be casting my vote for Billy last name and I think that you should too."

Billy has down syndrome. The perfect spoiler for Austin.

Because Jake posted his facebook status on Friday, all of his voters saw it or talked to someone over the weekend who saw it. I posted my facebook status on Sunday so only some of my voters saw it. I even unfriended some of my likely voters to make sure I stayed above the 50 vote threshold. It worked, because on Friday the school revealed the three seniors who made it onto the final ballot: Austin, Billy, and Me. For the first time, I was the frontrunner.

This was one month ago. Prom is scheduled for a month from now, but the school will either delay it or cancel it because of the coronavirus. I understand and respect whatever decision my school makes because I understand the real threat of coronavirus, but that doesn’t mean I have to be happy about it. I am praying every night that my school doesn’t cancel prom.

Prom is supposed to be a milestone in our lives and a giant step into adulthood, but every prom just ends being a way for the popular kids to pretend they’re royalty. For the majority of students, prom is just a dance that they go to because they feel like they have to, if they even go at all. But this prom was supposed to change that. This prom was supposed to topple the social hierarchy. This was going to be our year. And if prom is cancelled, then so are the dreams of every social outcast, everyone who doesn't fit in with the popular crowd, everyone who feels like they don’t have a voice. Everyone who was looking up to me to be their king.

Tldr

Chill its just a party

Lmao

Imagine typing all this just for no one to read it

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Ban thread lock op

i liked your post how do i take it back

I’m not reading all of that s*** bro what the f*** could you possibly write all those paragraphs about. Prom is dumb as f*** I didn’t even go. Grow some hair on your balls and chase money like an adult.

Nvm can you idiots stop posting copypastas on here and wasting people’s time? It’s really not even funny everyone just thinks it’s annoying.

it will be

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I’m actually in the same boat op. I worked my ass off campaigning to even be competitive against the most popular kid in school. His name is Jake and he’s the star player on both the basketball and football teams. Every prom king for the past decade has been a jock and I think Jake just ran because everyone assumed he would. Unlike Jake, I actually care about getting elected prom king because I want to be an inspiration to the majority of the school who aren’t popular like Jake and his friends, and I thought that maybe I could appeal to this majority to keep Jake from taking the crown.
Now, I’m not a complete outcast, but I’m not athletic and don’t really hang out with people outside my small group of friends. However, I am friendly with almost the entire senior class so I knew early on that I could win the election if I worked hard enough. I started my campaign when I realized that Jake would be running unopposed by having my friends and I persuade potential voters in the school hallway. It was going to be difficult to beat Jake using traditional campaigning methods so we thought of ways to increase my vote share relative to Jake’s. For example, we tried to split the vote between Jake and another athlete, but Jake was too well-liked and no athlete wanted to run against him. The strategy we settled on was increasing prom turnout among students less likely to attend prom because that’s the demographic most likely to vote for me.
During our hallway campaigning, I realized that there is a strong anti-jock sentiment among the senior class, but it’s especially strong among unreliable prom attendees. If I could persuade a fraction of them to show up to prom then their friends would likely come with them. For example, I know for a fact that my friend Rob and his girlfriend are going to prom. His girlfriend is bringing her friends who might bring more people who wouldn’t otherwise show up. In fact, all my friends are unreliable prom attendees. I had already increased turnout by a substantial margin without even trying. Beating Jake was going to be easier than I thought, as long as I could get past initial voting.

OP your post was actually quite insightful. I learned alot from this And I worked my ass off campaigning to even be competitive against the most popular kid in school. His name is Jake and he’s the star player on both the basketball and football teams. Every prom king for the past decade has been a jock and I think Jake just ran because everyone assumed he would. Unlike Jake, I actually care about getting elected prom king because I want to be an inspiration to the majority of the school who aren’t popular like Jake and his friends, and I thought that maybe I could appeal to this majority to keep Jake from taking the crown.
Now, I’m not a complete outcast, but I’m not athletic and don’t really hang out with people outside my small group of friends. However, I am friendly with almost the entire senior class so I knew early on that I could win the election if I worked hard enough. I started my campaign when I realized that Jake would be running unopposed by having my friends and I persuade potential voters in the school hallway. It was going to be difficult to beat Jake using traditional campaigning methods so we thought of ways to increase my vote share relative to Jake’s. For example, we tried to split the vote between Jake and another athlete, but Jake was too well-liked and no athlete wanted to run against him. The strategy we settled on was increasing prom turnout among students less likely to attend prom because that’s the demographic most likely to vote for me.
During our hallway campaigning, I realized that there is a strong anti-jock sentiment among the senior class, but it’s especially strong among unreliable prom attendees. If I could persuade a fraction of them to show up to prom then their friends would likely come with them. For example, I know for a fact that my friend Rob and his girlfriend are going to prom. His girlfriend is bringing her friends who might bring more people who wouldn’t otherwise show up. In fact, all my friends are unreliable prom attendees. I had already increased turnout by a substantial margin without even trying. Beating Jake was going to be easier than I thought, as long as I could get past initial voting.
On a Monday two months before prom, every member of the senior class gets handed an initial voting ballot by their first period teacher. They are instructed to write down one name for prom king and one name for prom queen. Every senior that gets 50 or more votes is put on the final ballot, and only prom attendees vote for prom king and queen from the final ballot. Getting past initial voting would be easy because everyone is allowed to vote. I thought that winning from the final ballot would be much harder, but when I realized how many of my friends were going to prom the dream started to seem more like a reality.
On the Friday before the Monday of initial voting, I was confident that I was going to pass the 50 vote threshold by a large margin. I felt like my work was starting to pay off, but my excitement didn’t last long. When I got home from school, I opened up my computer and saw that Jake posted a facebook status update:
"Dear prom king voters. After much consideration, I have decided to drop out of the prom king race. To all of the students who were planning on voting for me, I would like you to vote for Austin last name. Austin is one of the nicest and most caring members of the class of 2020. Everytime I see him in the hallway, he has a smile on his face, and that always puts a smile on my face. There is no one in the senior class with as much school spirit as Austin, and I don't think any of us can imagine high school name without him. I cannot think of a better choice for prom king than Austin last name."
Austin has autism. All this time, I thought that Jake was my real opponent. I never even considered the possibility that he wasn’t.

This is copypasta 100%💀

lmaooo

You’re going to get a lot of hate but I really hope you make it to prom this year & win the title OP ☺️❤️

Think positive 🤩

I hope Jake steals your date at prom and smashes in the ballroom bathroom

While Austin last name watches

This copypasta right

Ik this a copypasta but s***s mad funny my peers in shambles cause their year is over

Bruh.....

Whoever originally made this post gotta relax

hope to god this a copypasta, I am NOT reading all dis 😤