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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Jun 2019

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted The New York Times

      Bad news: fixing all this requires a broad coalition whose key aim is to restore balance, equity and accountability to the democratic process and winning elections anyway under conditions that disenfranchise voters. Good news: that’s probably the only way a fix will take, anyway.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1144249140479713280 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      The New York TimesVerified account @nytimes
      Breaking News: The Supreme Court said the Constitution does not bar partisan gerrymandering, a significant decision on the disputed topic of election maps https://nyti.ms/2ISw9qT 
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Jun 2019

      Corruption, hollowed-out elections, captured regulatory processes, concentrated wealth/power... Walking back from something this deep requires significant and structural reform backed by a strong mandate. Minor fixes will quickly be undone by the same corrupting, powerful forces.

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Jun 2019

      More good news is that much of what's required is not even controversial among large majorities. But can the politics be made to work? It's not easy because one main focus of all this corruption has been to undermine all the tools of such a coalition from forming.

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Jun 2019

      This is also why nobody had a satisfying answer to the "what about the Senate" question in last night's debate. If all this sounds partisan, it's not completely so—this particular, structural corruption has a lot of "bipartisan" flavoring even if it is somewhat asymmetric.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Jun 2019

      A broad coalition gunning for structural corruption is a different historical beast, though, than what we have and wouldn't be straightforward to make the case for it. But the numbers and political sentiment are certainly there. Big if: strategic organization and leadership.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Jun 2019

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ezra Levin

          This isn’t to say other candidates don’t realize this but... This is a basic point. Not much else can happen unless we get a functioning and accountable government.https://twitter.com/ezralevin/status/1144429198418829312 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Ezra LevinVerified account @ezralevin
          .@SenGillibrand keeps returning to this theme of reforming democratic institutions - and she's right that nothing else is possible until we do that.
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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Jun 2019

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Andrew Cohen

          Yep. Nothing else is likely happening until these are addressed. Candidates are discussing their plans for a wonderful dinner menu, but all the kitchen tools broken and cupboards bare.https://twitter.com/justadcohen/status/1144427672136642560 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

          Andrew CohenVerified account @JustADCohen
          70 minutes in. No questions or comments about voting rights, election security, Russian interference, campaign finance, redistricting, Supreme Court, etc... That's just not good enough.
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        2. Pinboard‏ @Pinboard 27 Jun 2019
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          You have the worst definition of "good news" of anyone I know

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Jun 2019
          Replying to @Pinboard

          I was about to start a thread on the heat death of the universe! The good news is...

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        1. mcc‏ @mcclure111 27 Jun 2019
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          How would you incentivize conservatives and conservative-leaners to join such a coalition? What would your pitch to them be? (Unless the "coalition" is centrists, technocrats and the left—less "broad"—but that's the Democratic Party, which already exists and doesn't work well.)

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