Few happenings can match in excitement, colour and just plain violent feeling the Presidential elections in this country. Such elections are, of course, important to the nations as a whole, but they also provide the ordinary citizen with some wonderful opportunities for self-expression. Election time is a time when the ordinary citizen can argue without destroying friendships or running domestic happiness, for the subject of his arguments is impersonal. While the Presidential candidates speak to the country n vital international and domestic problems,the amateur expresses his opinions on such subjects. All over the nation he does it - dinner guests argue over steaks, bus passengers argue on their journey with anyone who makes the mistake of expressing a mild interest in either candidate. All are united in an agreement to ignore the usual proprieties and have a good time. The conversation turns to a number of issues: the question of international aid, peaceful expansion of our way of life, the development of under privileged nations, Federal aid to education, space flights and many other topics. As election day comes closer, such arguments gain in place and violence. This is true with the ordinary citizen and with the nominees, who are struggling for election to the most powerful place in this nation. But the ordinary citizen, while he is concerned with the results of the election, can still express violent opinions without worrying about how they will be accepted. His statements are not subject to television and newspaper criticism. He does not have to travel thousands of miles, speaking endlessly, answering questions on any subject.He can speak without thousands turning from him because of a casual remark that his listeners may not like. For this citizen it is a time of friendly arguing, but for the nominees it is a time of trial. It is a time when their political futures depend on impressions and promises, on personalities and on a picture of happiness in their family life.