Electoral System That Lessig Hopes To Reform Is Keeping Him Out of the Debate (usatoday.com)

schwit1 writes: Lessig has raised a million dollars, which is nothing to sneeze at, but he's being given the cold shoulder by the Democrats when it comes to participating in the debates. I think he's got a good argument for being included — he's certainly as serious a candidate as some of the others, and I'm hearing a lot about his campaign.

Why are they keeping Lessig out? According to Lessig, it's for the same reason he wants in: "My view is that if we can get this message [of reform] into the debate it would change the dynamics of this Democratic primary entirely. This issue framed in this way totally blows up the Democratic primary."

Hillary and Bernie, he says, are promising the moon to voters, but can't deliver. Lessig told me, "If I can get on that stage and say the rocket can't get off the ground, and we have to change this dynamic first," the narrative shifts in a way that the leading candidates can't address.

Comments

Democracy is for Cows

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:Coronation my ass - Hillary!'s public execution

[JustAnotherOldGuy]

Some would say that she could have avoided Obama exposing her corruption by not being corrupt in the first place.

Lol, stop with the crazy talk!!

Governor Hillkin

[tripleevenfall]

Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances.

The meat of the matter

[fyngyrz]

From TFS:

"If I can get on that stage and say the rocket can't get off the ground, and we have to change this dynamic first," the narrative shifts in a way that the leading candidates can't address.

Yes, that's precisely why he can't get on the stage. The entire circus is predicated on the illusion that the rocket can get off the ground. Circus de-bunkers are not, pretty much by definition, members of the circus.