The party of old white people moving forward in their quest to change politics.
While speculation that Vice President Joe Biden might get in the race reaches a fever pitch, Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig of Cambridge, Mass. quietly entered the Democratic presidential race himself Sunday.
The law professor and internet activist stated Sunday that he is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, but he only wants to pass a single campaign finance reform law, and then resign.
“WE DID IT!!! ($1M in < 4 wks) Thank you all for your support. Now, let’s go #fixdemocracyfirst #getmoneyout,” Lessig tweeted Sunday. Lessig had set a fundraising goal of $1 million by Labor Day for himself to gauge interest in his bid. That goal was met earlier this weekend.
On ABC’s “This Week,” Lessig excoriated the “corrupt” status quo of the current political system.
“We have to find a way to elevate the debate to focus on the changes that would actually get us a government that could work again, that is not captured by the tiniest fraction of the 1 percent who fund campaigns,” Lessig said.