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Nothing against Lessig, but he has about as much chance of becoming President as I do, and I'm not even forming an exploratory committee. The American electora
by MrZongle2 11y ago
Nothing against Lessig, but he has about as much chance of becoming President as I do, and I'm not even forming an exploratory committee.
The American electorate has been conditioned to vote for Team Red or Team Blue, and within those increasingly-similar teams their preferred standard-bearers will be chosen by a consensus of large donors in a series of luncheons and closed-door meetings, primaries be damned. It's not so much a sinister New World Order conspiracy as it is a general desire by the elite to influence future governance to secure their wealth.
If this weren't the case, then Sanders' standing wouldn't be so noteworthy, and O'Malley wouldn't be concerned about his party's nebulous debate schedule. Likewise, we wouldn't be hearing as much about Jeb Bush.
I'm not saying that third-party disruption can't take place, but the time to be forming exploratory committees was months and months ago, if not years. The 2016 Presidential race is well underway, and Lessig hasn't even stepped up to the starting line.
- cryoshon 11y agoFor this election, you're right. It's possible that Lessig is actually trying to posture for a 2020 run that will have a real chance of winning. I highly doubt that Lessig will get the percentage of the vote required for public funding, though. I don't see this campaign as anything other than laying groundwork for future campaigns.