Sure, it's a representative democracy, but many of those around the world are dysfunctional. Voters only get to influence their representative once every few ye

Sure, it's a representative democracy, but many of those around the world are dysfunctional. Voters only get to influence their representative once every few years, whereas large donors and lobbyists influence them every day. This effectively makes it an oligarchy when these donors and lobbyists can influence both major parties.