Would you consider running for public office if you didn't have to worry about persoanl attacks?

Let’s assume you have done nothing heinous. No felonies, you have never physically hurt someone, you aren’t an alcoholic, nothing blatantly and objectively criminal or bad.

Mostly, I mean the opposition digging into your past and maybe finding an embarrassing photo of you, or an old conversation online that you regret or you have changed your mind from the age of 20 to now when you are 40. Worse, they dig into the past of a family member.

Another concern might be your safety or the safety of your family.

I recently heard a statistic about how many offices are uncontested in our elections in the US. I don’t remember the number, but it was big. I think there are a lot of opportunities for new people to get into politics.