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The Concept of a "List" Candidate for President of the U.S.A. First, let me say that I realize how presumptuous it is for me, a Canadian, to advise citizens of the United States on whether or not the "List" should have a preferred candidate. I think not for the following reasons: 1. A President is, within certain constitutional limits, the C.E.O. of your country. Any good C.E.O. must weigh tthe strategic options before him/her and lay out a short-term operating - typically one year - and a medium/long term strategic plan - three to five years. 2. The strategic interests of the nation may not include PD as a top priority. But they will surely include chronic diseases and even possibly neurodegenerative diseases - by the year 2040 they are expected to pass cancer as the number two case of death. 3. We tend to be very focused, a psychiatist might say obsessed, with Parkinson's Disease, and that is natural, if not the most healthy frame of mind. 4. Your preferred candidate should have: i) a well thought through policy on health care that is internally consistent in addition to being consistent with overall policies on strategic priorities and the short-term operating plan. This plan & priorities should have a statement on chronic diseases ii) top-level advisors famliar with neurodegenerative diseases and their implications, both financial, human and demographic iii) one level down, have experts on PD who can effectively put forward a coherent, well thought through policy on PD iv) Candidates gor the Congress who are sympathetic Thats what I think anyway Bill