Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam

The Voters

They just elected a new swamp.

If you think a bunch of billionaires should run the US government -- you just got what you asked for.

Originally Posted by Linkster

The point that most miss is that only half of the US eligible voters even voted in the election - that means that half of the population really doesn't give a shit what happens right off the bat.
The half that does vote depends on mass media to make their decision...the better message you can put out on media, the better chance you will have...it's an advertisers mantra.

With the money that is involved currently in the US election process, you will only get to see candidates that have a money machine...that is what this country "runs on" right now

The people supplying the money will be the deciders...not conspiracy theories or magic...it's just a fact right now. And it won't change ever...no matter how many people say they are going to "drain the swamp" or run the lobbyists out of town...ALL candidates depend on that money - it's a basic need in a republic (The US is not and never has been a democracy no matter what you were taught in grade school)