aaron evans

I support Barack Obama. He is the only viable candidate that is serious about changing politics.

His speech at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner was one of the best speeches I’ve heard from a politician since he spoke at the 2004 Democratic National Convention:

Lawrence Lessig recently publicly endorsed Obama. The alternative to Obama appears to be Hillary; Lessig describes why he’s not supporting Hillary:

But the part that gets me the most about Senator Clinton is the eager embrace of spinelessness. I don’t get this in Democrats generally. I never have, but I especially don’t get it after two defeats to the likes of George Bush (ok, one defeat, but let’s put that aside for the moment). Our party seems constitutionally wedded to the idea that you wage a campaign with tiny speech. Say as little as possible. Be as uncontroversial as you can. Embrace the chameleon as the mascot. Fear only that someone would clearly understand what you believe. (Think of Kerry denying he supported gay marriage — and recognize that the same sort of people who thought that would win him support are now inside the control room at ClintonHQ).

I want the next president to have a spine.

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