> Do voters feel they have an actual choice here? What is the voter scenario that you're visualizing here? Do you see voters considering the instances where th

> Do voters feel they have an actual choice here? What is the voter scenario that you're visualizing here? Do you see voters considering the instances where their pols have traded law for cash, gritting teeth and voting anyway? I'm fairly sure that first part never happens - because voters know ~0 instances where their pols have traded law for cash - because cash-for-power rarely catches news orgs' interest. That last bit is to counter where you infer the lack of concern by news orgs isn't related to the lack of concern by voters.