> the mismatch between emphasis on the US President and how much power they actually have is kind of ridiculous. Just to touch on this one point, the situation

> the mismatch between emphasis on the US President and how much power they actually have is kind of ridiculous. Just to touch on this one point, the situation has its own twisted logic. With this election the concept of the presidency may be entering a new phase where it acts primarily as a lighting rod for disaffection. This effectively helps to strengthen existing power structures in the houses (the parties, ways of working, lobbyists etc.) by focusing popular discontent on a single office.