By: Donald Kettl and Philip K. Howard

The Democratic convention reveals that the Biden-Harris ticket will try to appeal to voters with progressive promises dealing with racial disparities, healthcare, and the environment. They hope to convince voters that their leadership will be steady and sane, not mercurial and bombastic.

But the expansive Democratic platform largely ignores one issue that most voters care about: the need to overhaul government. Public demand for "very major reform" of government has increased dramatically in recent decades—from 37 percent in 1997 to over 60 percent in 2018. A 2019 survey found that 66 percent of Americans "think major structural changes are needed to the U.S. system of government."

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