Taegan Goddard's reality check on the worst jobs in politics, kindly suggesting folks should pursue local government instead:

Rank-and-file House members have remarkably little power. They spend an extraordinary amount of time fundraising. Leadership tightly controls the agenda. Cable news and social media warp incentives. And public approval of Congress routinely hovers near the basement.

Because at the end of the day...

City councils decide zoning, housing supply and public safety priorities. County executives oversee health systems and infrastructure. State legislators shape education funding, voting laws and abortion policy.