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So paid media is when you buy an ad - typically in a presidential campaign that will be in Iowa, New Hampshire, the early states. It costs some money to make the ad, but the greatest cost is in actually placing the ad on TV. Zephyr Teachout

Buy You Money Will Presidential Presidential Campaign States TV Some Cost Costs New Make Iowa Greatest New Hampshire Hampshire Campaign Placing Paid Media Actually Ad Early

A real economic development policy would address the root issues hampering business growth, like access to credit and marketplaces so dominated by giant companies that it is impossible to compete. Zephyr Teachout

Business Economic Development Impossible Address Giant Would Economic Development Like Policy Access Real Issues Dominated Root Companies Credit Growth Compete

Women’s voices need to be in politics, and shaping politics from the very beginning, not serve as an afterthought. Zephyr Teachout

Politics Beginning Voices Shaping Very Afterthought Serve Need

Dependence on private money to run campaigns causes pain to Republicans and Democrats alike - and business owners. It’s time we did something about it. And public financing of elections should be the first step. Zephyr Teachout

Time Business Money First Pain Alike Run Financing Be The First About Something Step First Step Democrats Causes Private Campaigns Did Owners Dependence Public Republicans Republicans And Democrats Elections Should Business Owners

Mom and pop shops paying taxes while Amazon got billions just to come to town didn't seem right, and, post-FoxxConn, people are less likely to fall for the promised jobs numbers. Zephyr Teachout

The federal government has shown little willingness to stand up to corporate monopolies, and use its powers under the existing antitrust statutes, including the powerful Clayton Act and Sherman Act. Zephyr Teachout

Government Corporate Willingness Federal Federal Government Powerful Powers Existing Up Antitrust Little Act Stand Use Stand Up Shown Including Monopolies

We fought a revolution to free ourselves from arbitrary power and the whims of a monarch. Zephyr Teachout

Free Power Revolution Ourselves Arbitrary Arbitrary Power Whims Monarch Fought

The attorney general of New York state has a special authority and responsibility to preserve the integrity of businesses and nonprofits in New York under the state's own laws as well as under the U.S. Constitution. Zephyr Teachout

Constitution Integrity Responsibility Own State General Laws New U.S. Constitution Attorney Attorney General Well Authority York New York New York State Special Businesses Preserve

I see the job of attorney general as the single most important legal office in the country when you can’t trust the federal government. Zephyr Teachout

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So the job of building structures, building a constitutional structure, is not just to punish those who behave badly but actually to protect people from their own temptations. Zephyr Teachout

People Job Building Own Punish Those Constitutional Temptations Structure Structures Badly Protect Behave Just Who Actually

Every district is going to be different, but if you wanted me to give advice to those candidates: Run your own campaign, the DCCC does not run your campaign. Figure out ways to raise money from small-dollar donors, and put some real energy into that because that will give you freedom to say no to big donors. Zephyr Teachout

Freedom Me You Money Will Advice Big Own Energy Every Say Ways Those Out Run Be Different District Some Give Put Because Does Real Campaign Going Candidates Donors Different Wanted Your Figure Raise

One of the more important things the Bernie Sanders campaign did is reach people who are political but not electorally political. They’re political in either non-profits or community groups, but didn’t see how important it was to get involved in electoral politics. Zephyr Teachout

It's said that history inevitably marches toward democracy, but it only leaves the possibility of democracy, and the constant threat that it would be eroded by big money. Zephyr Teachout

Democracy History Money Big Possibility Would Would-Be Constant Threat Only Toward Said Inevitably Leaves Eroded Big Money Marches

The Internet doesn’t just enable cool avatars and the shorter form. It also allows the deeper form: cross-linked blog posts, extensive research, simultaneous screens and raw debate footage that anyone can scan online, at any time. Zephyr Teachout

I’m going to Congress to break down the doors of power. Zephyr Teachout

Power Doors Congress Down Going The Doors Break

The core of my platform is to change the role of money in politics, support public education and break up monopoly power. All of these are fundamental prerequisites to a responsive democracy. Zephyr Teachout

Education Politics Democracy Change Money Public Education Power Monopoly Responsive Support Up Role Break Break Up Public Platform Fundamental Core

New York has really thrived both upstate and downstate when there are tens of thousands of small businesses all representing their different creative impulses. Zephyr Teachout

Creative Thrive Thousands Small Both Small Businesses Tens Tens Of Thousands New York Impulses Representing New York Different Upstate Really Businesses

Everybody’s always going to have some self-interest. When it passes a certain point, that’s when it become corruption. Zephyr Teachout

Corruption Become Some Point Self-Interest Always Passes Going Certain Certain Point

At their best, new media are chaotic. The new technologies disrupt political pomp and glamour and engage people in an unpolished and unpredictable give-and-take. They also give citizens access to a surprising depth of raw information. Zephyr Teachout

Every politician should go and spend time and visit prisons and jails. Because if you are choosing to exercise this kind of power over another person's life, there's a role for that, but you have to know the kind of power you are exercising. Zephyr Teachout

The science doesn't prove Common Core's effective. So I guess what I mean is science is an essential part of any decision-making process, and so is public involvement. And in the long-term, you lose legitimacy and power if you don't directly engage with the public. Zephyr Teachout

You Science Power Lose Guess Directly Part Long-Term Involvement Prove Effective Any Essential Essential Part Common Legitimacy Process Decision-Making Decision-Making Process Public Mean Engage Core

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