The idea is that the funding mechanisms at the heart of democracy comes with strings attached - people who are pretty much required to accept donations to get

The idea is that the funding mechanisms at the heart of democracy comes with strings attached - people who are pretty much required to accept donations to get elected. These donations often have strings attached. Besides that 'The desire to be a politician should be enough to ban you from ever becoming one' (Bill Connolly), those who don't accept dubious donations will suffer in advertising dollars compared to those who do. Additionally it has been noted that psychopaths often rise to the top - a problem that isn't presented with demarchy.