Are You Younger than 50? Do You Have Political Ideas?

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4. Years back I was active in local politics and someone asked me to run for city council

I refused and my reasons were that there were factions and I would not align myself with any. I agreed with some ideas but not all of both.

I am no expert but I think that one cannot run as a strictly independent. One has to align with others. Again in those local elections there were several candidates for different offices: city, school board, etc. who would run together as a slate. For one, it was cheaper to campaign together.

Things obviously changed. This was in the previous century before social media that really changed everything.

I do agree that we need to encourage people to run. To start locally, to be able to meet party leaders, to visit Congress and talk to elected officials. This is what I was hoping Obama and Biden, starting in 2016 would do. Travel the country to meet and encourage young blood.