Payton Hobart, the main character, dreams of being the President of the United States and the first season follows him through high school as he aims to be elected as student body president.

The second season is set in New York City and Payton, now a student at New York University, is running for a seat in the New York State Senate against incumbent Majority Leader Dede Standish. Payton, under the direction of his former classmates and climate change activist Infinity Jackson, runs an ecocentric campaign.

An example of one of his speeches from the second season can be seen in the clip.