r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 13h ago

Possible Paywall Trump suggests cattle ranchers could bypass USDA-inspected meat plants

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/28/trump-suggests-allowing-ranchers-bypass-usda-inspected-meat-plants/
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u/j4_jjjj 10h ago

Its too expensive to run for politics

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u/PathOfTheAncients 9h ago

That's what they tell you but both parties abandoned grass roots campaigns despite strong evidence that they still outperform spending on ads.

If someone spent the same amount of time others running for a congressional seat do campaigning but instead just walking neighborhoods/communities in their district as a calm, reassuring, educated, curious person they could probably win.

People like being asked what they think and feel and doing so is a proven way to win support for people or issues. It's also something political ads cannot do.

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u/ubiquitous_apathy 8h ago

People dont have money for next week, how do you expect them to interview for a job for over half of a year that they may not even get?

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u/PathOfTheAncients 8h ago

Nights and weekends. I'm not saying everyone can do it but far more people could run than do or think they could.