As our fourth grade son Sam prepared for Friday’s Student Council election, he expressed a legitimate concern.  Given that his class has a lot more girls than boys, if a girl runs and gets all of the girls to vote for her, Sam would not stand a chance.  The numbers were working against him.  He faced a steep demographic hill to climb.

Then I suggested a possible “Road to Student Council.”  If Sam could convince another girl to run and split the “girl vote,” then Sam would stand a chance.

Sam looked at me with skepticism.  Ugh, never a kingmaker in your own land.