Week 4: Behind Every Man Is Not Harriette Winslow

Carl Winslow, presidential candidate of the House Party, is not doing quite well in the polls. To make matters worse, it seems he is slipping with support of women voters with his sudden disapprovement of his wife's new career goal.

This week, at a House Party press conference, Harriette Winslow, first lady of the House Party, recently announced that she is planning to run for senator of Chicago. "I felt creatively stifled by just being first lady of this party," she said at the conference. "I wanted to give more to this party and I thought running for senator would be the best way to do it."

She received a standing ovation from the group of attendants, except for Carl Winslow. This bold action was noticed by a representative of The Early Show. He was asked about it the next day in an exclusive interview, and his statements dug him a deeper hole.

"I'm running for president," said a bitter Carl Winslow, "and I need support from my vice presidential running mate and my first lady. How can I get that support when she is off running for some other position? Her role is to be by my side."

Harriette Winslow was shocked at the interview. "I can't believe Carl would even say such a thing like that. He's ruining my campaign. If my own husband doesn't support me, how can I expect the average voter to?"

Even vice presidential candidate Estelle Winslow is ashamed at her own son's actions. She only had this to say, "Way to go, Carl."

Women's activists are extending the situation even further, claiming that Carl's non-support of Harriette is another reason of not wanting women in power. They also show this concern by Carl's supposed mudslinging against Laura Winslow, presidential candidate of the Slumber Party, more than any other candidate.

"He always been the main candidate to bash me," said Laura. "Steve was a little harsh on me after the incident with the Anti-Geek Trust Act (see week 3), but after I promised modifications should be made, he got off my back a bit. But Carl still made a big fuss over it. He hasn't been as hard on Steve and has hardly touched his 'first born', Eddie."

Eddie Winslow, presidential candidate of the Bachelor Party, disagrees. "Dad is not being nicer to me than Laura. That's just an excuse because she is slipping in the opinion polls." But many political critics have questioned that Carl and Eddie's issues and ideas have been very similar, and an anonymous source even claims that Carl first tried to convince Eddie to be his running mate before.

But the bashing has not changed Harriette's mind about Carl. "I still think Carl Winslow will make a great president," said Harriette in an interview on Live With Regis, hosted by Regis Philbin and Cassandra from Big Brother. "I will always support him and will always be first lady, no matter what I do. I just wished he had the same support for me."

Carl Winslow publicly apologized to Harriette for his actions. "I should have support for my wife and I do. She is no regular first lady. A lot of her ideas and issues have become part of my own campaign. I admire her drive to run for senator and I support her 110 percent." He then publicly kissed Harriette.

Steve Urkel, presidential candidate of the Geek Party, isn't too pleased with the apology. "That was a set up with a fake kiss to close it. If anyone believes that lie, they might as well believe CBS was happy for taking us from ABC."