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Lessig's bid as a 2016 presidential candidate on the premise that he would reform campaign finance and the immediately resign the presidency to VP was charming,
by platz 8y ago
Lessig's bid as a 2016 presidential candidate on the premise that he would reform campaign finance and the immediately resign the presidency to VP was charming, inspiring, and somewhat amusing.
- Bartweiss 8y agoI wonder if you could swing a candidacy like that if you aimed lower than the Presidency? I can think of several states that might jump at a gubernatorial candidate who said "I will take no political positions. I'll fix/repeal these faulty laws, reform those finance and districting issues, then resign." And a few towns have actually done it already when their budget issues got bad enough. Obviously it's going to draw opposition from whoever thinks the finance or districting problems are benefitting them, but some places do hit the point where process issues look like a bigger deal than political ones.