Personally, my thinking is that people like this person already exists on a different "plane of existence" due to their money - the politics of mere mortals lik

Personally, my thinking is that people like this person already exists on a different "plane of existence" due to their money - the politics of mere mortals like us, in the way it is practiced and experienced by us - simply doesn't feature into things. In terms of getting involved, it is no secret that the same patterns repeat over and over - push people to their limit economically, and they will flock to populist politicians such as Farage and Trump - witness the rise of the alt-right globally. People like Mercer understand this, and have the means to support those players, thus buying a seat at the table.