Exactly. We only care about who controls Washington because the gov't has such a huge say over our lives. People claim to want less power in the hands of well c

Exactly. We only care about who controls Washington because the gov't has such a huge say over our lives. People claim to want less power in the hands of well connected companies and lobbyists. Then they claim they want government to keep them safe from highly unpredictable events, mandate the minimum and maximum amount of money people should get, provide good healthcare to everyone, prevent kids from being bullied at school, make sure everyone's internet is fast but not faster for one site than another, make sure my french fries only contain "good" fats, allow only certain vices like alcohol but not others like some drugs, etc. Well of course a government that attempts to do all that will be very powerful. And, of course people will spend large amounts of resources to influence a government with that level of power.