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 …
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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 …
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@JustADCohen It would take 25 minutes for every candidate, if given 30 seconds, to respond to those 5 questions. Important questions, but you can’t cover everything.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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