Well no shit, we want someone who actually cares about us.
yes but the lobbyists don't, and thats who matter in american politics
Who does this surprise?
Political corruption is as American as apple pie. The spoils system, where government positions were given based on political postion and not merit, ended in the 1880s when a president was assassinated by a
nutter who thought the president owed him a job for helping him win the election.
He's too pure for our nation...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiGEh7UoMYg
This is by no means originally an american thing :\
Even so it's telling it took an assassination to finally end it. And it persisted in political machines and whatnot even after the reform.
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