I asked in another thread what candidate other people canvassed for and maybe they shouldn't be complaining if they didn't canvass for anyone. I didn't canvass for anyone and said so. I got one person who said they canvassed for Bernie Sanders. And they have my respect for that. But mostly other than that, I just got downvotes. It didn't surprise me, but I think it kind of proved what I was saying.
We got Biden in 2024 because not enough people, myself included, did enough to get anyone else. Frankly, in my case, I wasn't offered an alternate candidate who threw their hat into the ring (Bernie did not) and who I thought would be electable. I don't have an issue canvassing for a candidate who hasn't announced they would run, but I personally don't think it's a good use of my time.
I didn't find anything about Doug Burgum or especially Marianne Williamson that made me feel like I should work for their campaigns. They didn't convince me to put the effort in.
To be clear, Biden didn't convince me to put the effort in either.