It ought not ring true for anyone. “Economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. governmen

It ought not ring true for anyone. “Economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.” ~ Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page, Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens; Perspectives on Politics, 2014