Advocates and aspiring politicians from the scientific arena hope more people from their professions will be motivated to run in the future in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the federal government's bungled handling of the health crisis.
, a progressive advocacy group that helps STEM and medical candidates get elected. Some of the most common barriers that such candidates face, she said, is a lack of resources and the idea among those she works with that science and politics should remain separate from one another.
"There are always going to be bad actors, but the solution isn't to cede the argument to them," Naughton said."The solution is to step up, take a seat at the table and call them out."
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