What is this?
Holy shit. We need more people to run for office. People kinda like you.
This is a collection of resources available on the web to encourage more reasonable people to run for office, regardless of who they are. Our democracy is being held hostage by both major parties, who are fueling a constant level of outrage that is causing severe burnout and political apathy among Americans.
Democracy is built on compromise.1 Increased polarization on either end of the political spectrum has created an environment where almost 80% of Americans have negative feelings about U.S. politics, and majority (66%) are exhausted and angry.2
This is on purpose.
It is much easier to commit atrocities, take away rights, and overextend power when a populace is disengaged.
The only way out is if more reasonable, more representative people of the average American's views step up and not just during protests. If we take back the communities in which we live alongside our neighbors, we can invoke change; we have a good shot at collectively saving our country.