The problem begins with loose campaign finance rules which allow money to control who can run for an election. Both primary parties' candidates are beholden to

The problem begins with loose campaign finance rules which allow money to control who can run for an election. Both primary parties' candidates are beholden to the big money interests which fund their campaigns. So once they do get elected, they must somehow make laws which benefit (as quietly as possible in the past, but very openly nowadays) the wealthy interests which fund them.