Politics is inherently messy. We are constantly reinventing it in the name of leveling the playing field. We never get there, and we never expect we will completely. We do that, and we just hope democracy comes out on the other side. Most importantly, voters are going to have to accept the fact that anyone would be able to run for office.
More democracy always sounds good in concept.
It s sometimes more difficult to accept in practice. I don t really worry about the candidate who might be different from me or have a different set of views. What I worry about is a system where the only ones who can run are those who are incredibly wealthy or have access to wealth. Next year, the presidential election will get all the attention. But ultimately, a little Maine state house race just outside Bangor may change politics far more radically than who is the next president.