You've gotta be eighteen or older - [that counts him out, which is just as well considering how little attention he pays to politics] - and an American citizen, basically. That's sort of the idea behind it - everyone getting a fair say in who's in charge.

[He shrugs. He knows a lot of people have a problem with their system, but that's the extent of it.] There's a couple of political parties that back up the people running. I guess you don't get to that point without any training. And the loser just goes back to doing whatever he was doing before he started the campaign.