BillytheKid wrote:Certainly that, and what also goes along with that, to wit, somehow constantly being re-elected even though everyone feels they have done a poor job. Somehow the challengers seem to always lose, and the re-elected incumbent somehow keeps getting richer at taxpayer expense.
Bill
We've let the foxes guard the chicken coop, and because they write the rules, they've made it a very good deal for them, you and I no longer have much say in the matter, only the foxes, and they take their instructions from their large contributors and only offer lip service to us.
Politicians are allowed to draw their own district boundaries so they can stack the deck with the demographic that is most favorable to them, that makes it more difficult for an incumbent to be unseated. If they have been playing the game well, and taking care of their large contributors, the money will flow into their campaign.
New people are an uncertainty, and business doesn't like uncertainties, so they will first strive to maintain the status quo by trying to keep their pet politician in office. Besides, breaking in a new congressman is time consuming and expensive what with all of the lavish travel, expensive entertainment and such.