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Democracy Needs a Reboot

Jason Kander is a rising star in the Democratic Party, and he wants to take it back to square one (in a good way).

Jason Kander delivers his concession speech after a campaign for U.S. Senate on Nov. 9, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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“Usually, if you look at American history, we’ve kind of taken a relook at our democracy every 50 years.” And now we’re overdue, according to Jason Kander, an Army veteran and Democratic candidate for mayor of Kansas City. The big things to shake up: how we draw district lines, run primaries, and finance electoral campaigns. Kander’s book is Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I’ve Learned in Everyday Courage.

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