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Backing down from an approach that can't work sounds good to me. I wish politicians would do it more often.

Regarding hearing about other issues, near the end of the article:

> But beyond that priority, I would do everything else a president must do, too. Which means I bear the burden in this campaign of convincing America I could do that well. Like every other candidate, I will outline my position on the policies that I would press, once reform is achieved. In every relevant way, my campaign will be like every other campaign—except mine will place democracy first.

I suspect his positions will at least start out closer to something like an academic consensus than any other candidate, but am prepared to be disappointed.