Why don’t more independents run for lower-profile statewide offices?
This may be a dumb question, but why don’t serious independent candidates focus more often on statewide offices other than governor or U.S. Senate?
Obviously these races still require money and statewide organization, but they seem more plausible for an independent than governor or Senate, especially when the job is more administrative and competence-based. Would make a lot of sense to me to have an independent.
So why don’t we see it more? Is it mostly down-ballot party voting, fundraising, low voter awareness, or something else?
u/scotlandtime205 — 3 days ago