Participating in elections, whether by voting or running for office, is the lifeblood of democracy.
The harder it is (or the harder it appears) for individuals to make their voices heard, the less agency they feel they have and the more our institutions get chilled. If it’s too costly or inconvenient to get involved, why bother?
In 2020, the average cost of running a successful campaign for the US House was $2 million. A successful US Senate campaign cost on average $20 million over the same period, according to an analysis by the Campaign Finance Institute. Running for a ...