On January 20, 2009, our next president will enter the Oval Office faced with enormous challenges -- and incredible opportunities. What will the new administration's top priorities be? What concrete policy proposals will define the White House's new agenda?

The Ideas Primary is about preparing for that moment, and answering those questions.

Today, the money and endorsement primaries dominate the political echo chamber in Washington. But it is each candidate's ideas that will determine whether or not they win -- and where they will take the country.

Over the course of the next 18 months, the Ideas Primary will work to develop an agenda that the next occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue can use as a policy blueprint for America's future.

By focusing attention on the central challenges facing the nation, we hope to ensure that the next president can hit the ground running.

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