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Larry Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign, Citing Unfair Debate Rules (washingtonpost.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the going-home dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Harvard law professor Larry Lessig is ending his run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Lessig blames the demise of his campaign on party rules that have left him "shut out" of the Democratic debates. "The party won't let me be a candidate," Lessig said in his final campaign video. "I can't ask people to support a campaign that I know can't get before the members of the Democratic Party."

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  1. Re: Larry Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign... by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Are you kidding me? The Left in America *despises* the common folk. Seriously, fuckin' hates them. Just look at Lessig...Harvard professor, really? Because Harvard is so well known for NOT being an elitist hellhole. Talk about someone who really cares about rednecks, spics, and niggers. Hell, Harvardites look down on people with PhDs from state universities. Lessie is just another ivory tower academic, if you think he has any compassion or love for the kind of people who post on Slashdot, you are seriously mistaken.

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  2. By not be able to convince the party ... by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    ... If he can't convince his own party to put him in a debate, how would he do at convincing congress and senate to support his policies as president? ...

    By not be able to convince the Democrooks Mr. Lessig already showed the world how corrupt that political party really is

    On the other hand, if the Democrooks let Mr. Lessig progress all the way, smooth sailing style, how is the world going to know what those special interest groups inside the Democrook camp is afraid of?

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