Politics is a popularity contest, and the losers might have something positive to contribute

[Boojatta]

There's a House of Representatives and a Senate. That's two spaces. Why not add a third space? I mean a space for people who, like most people who vote and like most people who serve on juries, haven't won any election.

Election finance law could specify that, unless a donor specifies otherwise, some of the donated money can be transferred to the third space to pay a salary to a candidate who didn't win and who nevertheless wants to make a political contribution (starting immediately after losing an election) such as by assisting ordinary people who don't know how to communicate with their official, elected representatives.

How many businesses have an opportunity to hire people who previously did enough fundraising to cover the cost of their own wages for the next several years, so that the employer doesn't have any payroll expense? I think that this would be a good deal for taxpayers. What do you think?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. I think I'll have another beer.

That's what I think.

[justgamma]

2. I thought Faux News got all the losers? n/t