[ Because an Asian guy with powers is going to win votes. He doesn't look all that reassured, but he supposes she has a point; and maybe by the time he gets up there, there will be more exposure, this will be more common, and he can blaze even newer territory than he originally thought he was going to do by becoming the first Asian-American president.

He follows where she's pointing, and he looks a little more interested. He'd been involved with the student body government at his old school, too. ]

Don't worry. Economics isn't really my thing. [ It's more his mom's thing, really. ] I should take a year to get to know this place, anyway, before I run for anything big. [ What? Kevin, thinking this out already? What makes you say that? ]

I guess you're treasurer, then.