finally: depending who you ask, there are somewhere between 30,000 and 500,000 elected positions in the US, which is a staggering number
but if good, thoughtful, caring people (i.e. you) don't run, these positions are almost all won by party hacks or well-funded pro-business conservatives or tea-party types who want to burn the government down
in short: if you're not thinking about running for some kind of government position in this day n age, you should be!
@mrgah I'm independent (super lefty though) but I still love this idea: https://www.runforsomething.net/
well you know, state legislative races are usually cheap to run (under $10k), decided by hundreds or a couple thousand votes, and state legislatures often meet part time so that people can work normal jobs
(and the demands of local positions are even less)
I mean, why not run for the state legislature as a lefty independent?
I was curious how much it would cost to register with the secretary of state to run in the legislature where I'm from: $85
@mrgah the real cost is time and effort, obvs
no, of course-- and it depends immensely where you are, how willing you are to latch on to existing parties, if you can self-finance, etc.
