Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System

Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself

The must-have guide for young progressives looking to run for local office, complete with contributions from elected officials and political operatives.

Youâ€™ve been depressed since the night of November 8, 2016. You wore black to work the next morning. You berated yourself for your complacency during the Obama years. You ranted on Twitter. You deleted Twitter. You sent emails to your friends saying, â€œHow can we get more involved?â€ You listened to Pod Save America. You knitÂted a pussyhat. You showed up to the Womenâ€™s March on Washington. You protested Donald Trumpâ€™s executive orders. You called your congressman. You called other peopleâ€™s congressmen. You set up monthly donations to Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. You reactivated Twitter (begrudgingly).

Hereâ€™s what you do next: Run for something.

To be specific: Run for local office and become the change you want to see in the world. Forget about ConÂgress. Forget about the Senate. Focus on the offices that get the real sh*t done: state legislatures, city councils, school boards, and mayors.

It doesnâ€™t matter if youâ€™re not a white man over sixty with an Ivy League law degree. (In fact, itâ€™s better if youâ€™re not!)

It doesnâ€™t matter if you donâ€™t understand the first thing about running for office, or never even imagined you would. Thatâ€™s what this book is for.

Amanda Litman, experienced in hard-fought state and national election campaigns, is here to give you guidÂance as well as wisdom and insight from elected officials and political operatives she interviewed for this book.

There are half a million elected officials in the United States. Why canâ€™t you be one of them?
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781501180446
ReleaseDate 2017-10-03
UnitCount 1
UPCs 001501180444
EANs 0001501180444

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781501180446
ReleaseDate	2017-10-03
UnitCount	1
UPCs	001501180444
EANs	0001501180444

Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself

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