"He didn't have the alliances he needed, but everyone who watched the show liked him," Averell says.
Averell promises a fun campaign--full of "big surprises."
"We're definitely going to be using some uncommon tactics," Averell says. "And we are going to continue to meet people and have fun."
Council member Todd E. Plants '01 sees a viable candidacy in Averell-Gerety but cautions that the duo will have to work hard in order to convince the student body they are not the "joke" candidates.
"B.J. certainly has name recognition. Everyone knows who he is," Plants says. "But a big thing he's going to have to overcome is being taken seriously. With some people who run as outsiders, they tend to get themselves in over their heads."
Gerety is quick to dismiss concerns that the pair is tackling too great a challenge.
"People know B.J. is a man of action," Gerety said. "He will put himself on the line to get things done."