Juliana nodded and hmmed again. "Wizengamot appointment plans are more difficult than policy stances," she remarked. Not that candidates didn't already have firm ideas before they were elected, or in some cases even make promises during their campaign to their potential appointees, but those were typically the product of closed-door meetings, not the sort of thing that might be reported in the newspaper or even necessarily gossiped about. "I can write the League and see if they'll surface it during the debate," she offered. "They're planning to host one in mid-September — they've asked you to moderate, actually, so there's a handful of dates they sent for your perusal. I already checked them against your calendar and marked the ones with no conflicts. It should be in your inbox," she continued.
"As far as the other two issues, I'm afraid that doesn't narrow it down much," she admitted. "At least based on what they've publicly declared. No one has made any direct comments pertaining to the halfbreed ban one way or another, at least that I've heard, and no one has been cited in the Prophet as being against voting reform — though there are a few candidates who have been noted as pro. But — well. Given his history —" this was perhaps the most loaded word Juliana had ever spoken to Minister Ross. "— it would not be much of a leap to assume Picardy would be in favor of the education ban. And —" She paused, wrinkled her nose, and glanced towards the door. "— has Mr. Macmillan said anything to you about running?"
Everyone assumed he would run, of course, but nothing had been announced yet.
"As far as the other two issues, I'm afraid that doesn't narrow it down much," she admitted. "At least based on what they've publicly declared. No one has made any direct comments pertaining to the halfbreed ban one way or another, at least that I've heard, and no one has been cited in the Prophet as being against voting reform — though there are a few candidates who have been noted as pro. But — well. Given his history —" this was perhaps the most loaded word Juliana had ever spoken to Minister Ross. "— it would not be much of a leap to assume Picardy would be in favor of the education ban. And —" She paused, wrinkled her nose, and glanced towards the door. "— has Mr. Macmillan said anything to you about running?"
Everyone assumed he would run, of course, but nothing had been announced yet.
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