Politics is like any other thing and requires skills. While everyone would assume that everyone would like them and their views, and many other things, or that they are skilled while they don't have any true skill in regards to this, they would fail.
So if one finds that they have the skills and not just blown air into their head, one could theoretically consider this. On the other hand, one must not wait for the Gods to nanny them and give them votes and help them all while they themselves do nothing, nor hope to get any office just to be a parasite or useless about it.
But definitely, it's viable for a few people.