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Why can't we vote with our phones? (with political strategist Bradley Tusk) | Rapid Response

About Bradley

  • CEO & co-founder of Tusk Ventures, pioneering VC in regulated industries (founded in 2016)
  • First political strategist for Uber, leading campaigns for legalization across the U.S.
  • Deputy Governor of Illinois, overseeing statewide policy and operations
  • Campaign manager for Mike Bloomberg's 2009 NYC mayoral race
  • Founder of Tusk Philanthropies, funding national mobile voting and anti-hunger initiatives

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As early voting begins in the U.S. presidential election, there is a nascent movement afoot that would reshuffle future contests from local school boards to Washington DC – and it revolves around our smartphones. Venture capitalist and political strategist Bradley Tusk has invested $20 million in building what he says is a safe, secure app that would allow mobile voting, which he’s bankrolled pilots for in 20 jurisdictions across 7 states. Tusk outlines what he believes makes mobile voting a powerful antidote to political dysfunction and how he’s battling entrenched power brokers content with the status quo.

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