> The U.S. political system is listening to the electorate. Stop pretending it's not. Relatively it listens more to donors and lobbyists than the average peopl

> The U.S. political system is listening to the electorate. Stop pretending it's not. Relatively it listens more to donors and lobbyists than the average people. That is part of the system because the system has laws that allow it. When nearly every candidate for high positions is subject to these pressures, they're very difficult to vote away. I'm not saying the electorate isn't unqualified, divided by wedge issues, or demands and is sold more attention grabbing issues than NN by the media, but it's not the whole story.