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The Democratic primary will be focused on cleaning up corruption in our politics and our economy. Candidates will be competing to show they: (a) have truly bold solutions; (b) independence from big $; and (c) are willing to fight to see their vision enacted into law.
In the Democratic primary it will quickly be insufficient to put forward far-reaching policies without an equally far-reaching plan to achieve them. But this article misses the role that anti-corruption/pro-democracy policies will play in the debate.
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How to deal w/ courts and Congress will be critically important. But so too will be dealing with the influence of $ in politics, voter suppression, and partisan gerrymanders. Addressing structural corruption is critical to achieving long-lasting political change.
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Our judicial system is structured to favor the wealthy and powerful. My colleague Danielle Root and I argue that it's time for progressives to start thinking seriously about judicial structural reforms - who can bring cases and what judges hear them. americanprogress.org/issues/courts/…
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.@PeteButtigieg says Day 1 he would advance structural reforms to improve our democracy.

This should be a Day 1 priority for every candidate - change our broken system, so we can move forward w/ policies that special interests have blocked for too long. cc.com/video-clips/r0…
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