Meet Sam Rasoul. He is the country's youngest congressional candidate, running against a 10-year incumbent who has not been opposed in the same amount of time. Rasoul took the change Congress pledge, which among other things, seeks to champion campaign finance reform an ending the earmark system in Congress.
Rasoul said despite it not being the "sexiest" topic out there, campaign finance is the most important issue facing us and "threatening the fabric of our nation."
"We don't have elections; we have auctions to the highest bidder."
Rasoul said in his 21-month campaign (in which he secured the Democratic nomination five months ago) he has not taken a dime from the state or national parties, or PACs - ways donoros can circumvent the current caps to donations to political candidates. He describes his campaign as a legitimate and just way of fundraising.
To the participants: "I challenge you as you move forward to really search for the answers, which tend to be separate from either party."
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