Would anyone here subject their family to the smears of running for office?

I’d do it at the state level.
In a red state.
Past that, no.

I’ve done it and won.
One of the first pieces of advice given to me was that people were going to tell lies about you and that the surprising part is that some of those liars will be people who you thought were your friends.

They were right on both counts.

You have to have thick skin and be able to stick to your guns no matter what.

It’s not for everybody.

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Would anyone here subject their family to the smears of running for office?

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Not a chance.

Kavanaugh has never run for office. Most federal judges haven’t. Heretofore he had an impeccable record and life. He’s a grown up who has operated in the political arena and knows what he signed up for. He has had his background checked 5 times and passed muster. I don’t think he expected this and I damn sure know his wife and little girls didn’t sign up for or expect this humiliation. I would feel the same way if this were a Democratic President’s appointee and a Republican minority were trying this tactic (which I don’t think would ever happen).

The only way I'd run for a federal position is as a democrat. They're basically intimidating the Republicans into not running. The media in this country is a fricking mob.