The Top 10 ‘Berniecrats’ — Zephyr Teachout
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Is Zephyr Teachout the next Elizabeth Warren? As a law professor and nationally recognized expert on political corruption — her book “Corruption in America” was critically acclaimed — she very well might be. And as the daughter of a lawyer and a judge, and a graduate of Yale and Duke, she is well-educated and well-prepared.
And while many may speak of political corruption and money in politics, few have the first hand experience of Teachout. In running for Governor of New York in 2014 she faced legacy candidate Andrew Cuomo; the son of New York’s 52nd Governor, and a man with over $45 million in his campaign war chest, 81% of which came from donations over $10,000. Teachout shocked the establishment by winning one-third of the vote in a race she was deemed to have no chance of winning. It is for this reason that Wall Street is “already pouring money into a Super PAC for her Republican opponent in this [Congressional] swing district.”
As we try to save a political system wallowing in the muck of avarice, progressives can be glad Zephyr Teachout is on our side.
Zephyr Teachout is part of ‘The Top 10 Berniecrats of 2016’. Click below to view the full list via Huffington Post.
