Politico says this is in response to the Jan. 6 Capitol protest/assault….They talk about a new PAC….’Run for Something’
Despite the rah, rah ?
Progressive’s don’t alway do so well in certain Democratic races….
But hey?
The Democratic Party can use all the new blood it can get….
And?
Democrats need more House seat’s to bring their House margin back up….
Thousands of progressive young people have expressed interest in running for office since the start of the year, demonstrating ongoing energy on the left after last year’s elections.
Run For Something, the PAC that supports young progressives running for state and local office, says 6,554 people signed up for its pipeline in January, many of whom indicated their interest to run in the wake of the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.
The high interest comes on the heels of Democrats winning the White House and Senate, and maintaining their majority in the House.
While signing up with Run For Something demonstrates a potential candidate’s interest in running for office, it does not mean they will run in the next few years, nor does it guarantee the person will run at all. But the number of people who have signed up with Run For Something in the last month is far greater than anything the organization has seen before. Just 1,939 people signed up for the pipeline in January 2020.
And of those who signed up for Run For Something this past January, more than 3,500 people said they’d like to run within the next two years, according to the organization.
“We need to win local office because it’s not enough to win the House, Senate and White House,” Amanda Litman, co-founder and executive director of Run For Something, said, adding that action taken at the national level will not impact regular people’s lives fast enough….