If you're not running for office, what do you do? This is a question that has puzzled humans for millennia, with no clear answer. Some noncandidates campaign on policy issues or engage in activism. Other noncandidates just enjoy doing what they're doing, without any thoughts about running for office in the future.

There is no one answer to this question, as the noncandidate trajectory is highly individualistic. But, in general, noncandidates can be found in a few different places in the political spectrum.