Forwarded conversation
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From: Larry Tribe
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 5:59 AM
To: lessig@lessig08.org
Cc: jpalfrey, Elizabeth Warren , nesson, William Fisher , zittrain
Hey, Larry — What exciting news! I very much hope it works out. I’ll do what I can to support you, including coming to (and maybe co-hosting) the March 13 breakfast event for you in Cambridge. – Larry Tribe
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From: Charles Nesson
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 6:22 AM
To: Larry Tribe
Cc: lessig@lessig08.org, jpalfrey, Elizabeth Warren , William Fisher , zittrain
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From: Larry Tribe
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 7:08 AM
To: Charles Nesson
Charlie, this email contained no message. Did you mean to send me something?
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From: Charles Nesson
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 7:58 AM
To: Larry Tribe
sorry. actually, i was thinking we should issue a press release announcing your support. i was about to ask your permission to do this and hit send instead of save by mistake. i’ve been blogging about it this morning and looking for other support. thanks for yours. the Change Congress strategy larry has adopted seems both practical and effective.
nice to see you in the square. you look fit. i hope you are well, considering all.
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From: Larry Tribe
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 8:13 AM
To: Charles Nesson
Cc: Kathy McGillicuddy
Sure, a press release would be fine. I’d like to see the text first, of course. Good to see you in the Square too. Yup, I’m fitter than ever, brain tumor and all. Actually, I’ve gotten into the proton radiation treatments. Once I got past the idea of having my head stuffed inside a special “immobilization” mask that covers my nose and mouth and makes it hard to breathe for 25 minutes every day, I took the opportunity to do some meditation, and now I look forward to the damn treatments! Hope you’re doing well. Take care,
Larry
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From: Lawrence Lessig
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:10 AM
To: Charles Nesson
Cc: Larry Tribe , lessig@lessig08.org, jpalfrey, Elizabeth Warren , nesson, William Fisher , zittrain
Thank you Larry and Charlie,
As I will be explaining more extensively later today, after the most careful consideration, I have decided it would harm the cause more than help for me to run. On Friday we got the results from an extensive poll conducted by one of the leading political pollsters in the nation. The race would not just not be winnable; it would not be possible to get even close. The election is just over 30 days away; the candidate I would be running against is literally the most popular politician in the region (positives above Obama and Clinton and every other politician). With $2m in hand today, or a promise from Barack Obama to be in the district next week, it might be possible. But there isn’t the predicate to move people that far that quickly. And my fear in the end was that a wipe-out defeat would send the message that the reform message has no political salience. As our pollster said, the data show it does have salience, and could well be effective, but won’t be effective in this district in 30+ days.
I’m grateful to everyone for their support. As you know, I don’t shy away from losing. But choosing to lose in a way that is certain to harm the movement is not yet a disease I have.
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Lessig
Stanford Law School
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From: Larry Tribe
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:53 AM
To: Lawrence Lessig , Charles Nesson
Cc: jpalfrey, Elizabeth Warren , nesson, William Fisher , zittrain
I understand and, based on your data, certainly concur. A noble impulse, though, for which I’d commend you. — Larry
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From: John Palfrey
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:10 AM
To: Larry Tribe , Lawrence Lessig , Charles Nesson
Cc: lessig@lessig08.org, Elizabeth Warren , “Charles Nesson @ Law” , “Terry Fisher @ Law” , Jonathan Zittrain
Seconded!
John
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John Palfrey
e: jpalfrey @law.harvard.edu
p: 617-384-9132
w: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/
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From: Charles Nesson
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:21 AM
To: Lawrence Lessig
Cc: Larry Tribe , jpalfrey, Elizabeth Warren , William Fisher , zittrain
i see your logic and respect your judgment
might you ask your would-be opponent to run on the CC Campaign
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From: Lawrence Lessig
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:28 AM
To: Charles Nesson
Cc: Larry Tribe , Elizabeth Warren , William Fisher , zittrain
Another Member of Congress, supportive of our work, is asking that directly. It would be a logical thing for her to do, and costless, since she does not need lobbyist/PAC money to survive in the safe district in which I live.
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From: Charles Nesson
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:25 AM
To: Jonathan Cohen
am i crazy for thinking there is a great human interest/political story in this
– lessig’s almost run for congress and formation of a Change Congress Campaign–
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From: Jonathan Cohen
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:20 AM
To: Charles Nesson
Better story (IMO) is how Lessig’s dalliance inspired someone else, and how the open culture movement is getting behind that person or preparing to find an open seat and and a candidate elsewhere.
Jonathan R. Cohen
President
The Weiser Group
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New York, NY 10016
jcohen@ weisergroup.com
Office: (646) 254-6000 ext. 12
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their meaning, or even has to read them over a second time to understand them.”
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