Please Vote For Me is a charming documentary that follows the “political campaigns” of three primary school students competing for the role of class monitor. This democraticlly experimental approach at such a young age is endearing as young students try to win the votes of their classmates, however it also highlights a more serious vein to the Chinese social dynamic. The parents in this documentary are not surprisingly supportive of their children, but they are also highly direct and even politically harsh in the ways in which they guide the path of their own children’s campaigns. Parents wrote speeches, suggested smear campaigning, organized class field trips at their own expense, and even paid for gifts to “bribe” voters. This is standard procedure for the American political system, but I believe a democratic process of the same extent in an American elementary school would be far more tame and parents would encourage fair play. This early exposure to the competitive aspects to politics is an insight into the Chinese culture and political system as a whole. As we have studied in this course corruption is an ongoing issue in Chinese government and is recognized by the Chinese people. It is never explicitly stated in the documentary, but it is clear that playing dirty and manipulating others is the clear path to political success in the eyes of these average Chinese families.