Anyone who thought politics was a slow-moving game, or dreadfully dull, has had that idea challenged this year. Now almost every political race is a neck-and-neck battle to the finish line (if a finish line can ever be agreed upon… how I miss those simpler times).
It’s exciting when a horse race comes down to the wire, particularly if that’s the horse you bet on to win. There’s a thrill in those “heart…
What if…? Ordinary people like us who have families and bills would be locked out of elected office because we couldn’t afford to serve, while those who could easily afford to forego a salary could dive right in to pursue their own interests. The permanent aristocracy that the Anti-Federalists warned us of, and which we have endured for generations, would become even more firmly entrenched.