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Somehow I missed your reply, don't know why...
Anywho, having run a few campaigns m'self, I would recommend against it!
Running for an office that large as an independent would require a ton of money. I don't know how much. A state house run could be done for $50k. To actually win requires much more though. But as an independent you need twice as much, because you don't have the strength of the entire ticket. You have to fight off the "big lever" pullers. That takes an awful lot.
And you can pretty much forget about that young disaffected voters bloc; even if it's there, which it probably isn't, especially for something like city council you won't even get name recognition amongst them. There's no way to reach them, for one thing.
The only way to win as an independent or third party is to have name recognition already solved. If you're a celebrity or otherwise known figure, you might be able to pull it off. Otherwise, there are too many hassles, too much to know, too much to overcome.
Sorry, but that's my opinion...
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