Lawrence Lessig

[NeederNodder]

He ran in 2016 as an alternative to Sanders and he'd only be 59 come election day in 2020.   Would he be the Dark Horse candidate in the Democrats column?

[publicunofficial]

Single-issue candidates rarely catch on with enough people to matter. And a lot of issues are going to be considered more important in 2020 than campaign finance reform, sad to say.

[White Trash]

Single-issue candidates rarely catch on with enough people to matter. And a lot of issues are going to be considered more important in 2020 than campaign finance reform, sad to say.

What was his issue again? I really don't remember much about the early Democratic primary.

[Tintrlvr]

Single-issue candidates rarely catch on with enough people to matter. And a lot of issues are going to be considered more important in 2020 than campaign finance reform, sad to say.

What was his issue again? I really don't remember much about the early Democratic primary.

He was a candidate for structural political reform: overturn Citizens United, establish stronger campaign finance laws, establish universal non-partisan redistricting, abolish the Electoral College. He didn't take positions on economic or social issues, just structural ones, though to my understanding his personal views are fairly in line with the Democratic Party's social-liberal mainstream.

Also, no chance. His issues are, frankly, too intellectual to appeal to very many voters.

[White Trash]

Single-issue candidates rarely catch on with enough people to matter. And a lot of issues are going to be considered more important in 2020 than campaign finance reform, sad to say.

What was his issue again? I really don't remember much about the early Democratic primary.

He was a candidate for structural political reform: overturn Citizens United, establish stronger campaign finance laws, establish universal non-partisan redistricting, abolish the Electoral College. He didn't take positions on economic or social issues, just structural ones, though to my understanding his personal views are fairly in line with the Democratic Party's social-liberal mainstream.

Also, no chance. His issues are, frankly, too intellectual to appeal to very many voters.

I don't think you give people enough credit.

[Tintrlvr]

Single-issue candidates rarely catch on with enough people to matter. And a lot of issues are going to be considered more important in 2020 than campaign finance reform, sad to say.

What was his issue again? I really don't remember much about the early Democratic primary.

He was a candidate for structural political reform: overturn Citizens United, establish stronger campaign finance laws, establish universal non-partisan redistricting, abolish the Electoral College. He didn't take positions on economic or social issues, just structural ones, though to my understanding his personal views are fairly in line with the Democratic Party's social-liberal mainstream.

Also, no chance. His issues are, frankly, too intellectual to appeal to very many voters.

I don't you give people enough credit.

Don't get me wrong, I am 100% on Lessig's side. But I am under no illusions that people actually care about this stuff enough to pay attention to it. Sure, they might get outraged at a soundbite about Citizens United or the Electoral College, but they (i) don't understand the issues outside of soundbites, (ii) don't understand that the Republicans are 100% opposed to reform while the Democrats are the only chance of reform and (iii) aren't willing to base their votes on structural issues.

[White Trash]

Single-issue candidates rarely catch on with enough people to matter. And a lot of issues are going to be considered more important in 2020 than campaign finance reform, sad to say.

What was his issue again? I really don't remember much about the early Democratic primary.

He was a candidate for structural political reform: overturn Citizens United, establish stronger campaign finance laws, establish universal non-partisan redistricting, abolish the Electoral College. He didn't take positions on economic or social issues, just structural ones, though to my understanding his personal views are fairly in line with the Democratic Party's social-liberal mainstream.

Also, no chance. His issues are, frankly, too intellectual to appeal to very many voters.

I don't you give people enough credit.

Don't get me wrong, I am 100% on Lessig's side. But I am under no illusions that people actually care about this stuff enough to pay attention to it. Sure, they might get outraged at a soundbite about Citizens United or the Electoral College, but they (i) don't understand the issues outside of soundbites, (ii) don't understand that the Republicans are 100% opposed to reform while the Democrats are the only chance of reform and (iii) aren't willing to base their votes on structural issues.

I can certainly agree with points 2 and 3. But I take issue with your first point. A major part of the Sanders' campaign was structural reform regarding our government, and these issues really became popularized and to the forefront of politics last year. Now, they aren't nearly as big as say immigration or healthcare, but they are certainly in the public consciousness.