Hasnain says:

“It feels pathetic to even have to write this, but right now someone, somewhere needs to fight for something. To stand for something. To match the anger, fear, and sadness we all feel. Because this defeatism, nihilism, and just plain fecklessness from Democrats in the remaining time we have, if we even have it, to save everything we care about is utterly exhausting.

There are many reasons why I am launching an exploratory committee for a bid to the U.S. Senate, but something I’ve thought a lot about is that all these people being so thirsty for the title of “senator”—either in holding onto it for decades too long or striving to attain it—has, in practice, been disqualifying. Wanting to be a senator for the sake of being a senator has given us a collection of people who stand for little other than their own egos, who grow increasingly out of touch with any community but the cohort of 100 people who also share their title, and who cannot effectively serve as reflections of or advocates for the values we prize most.”

Posted on 2025-02-03T20:47:32+0000