“They are buying votes”
No, they are buying donors, and pleasing the media.
They should be ‘buying votes’ for re-election, that’s how it’s supposed to be: voting in a way that pleases the most constituents.
It has it’s many faults but democracy is necessary until something better comes along.
Pandering to voters is nothing new.
Donors and media’s dependence on government-subsidized consumer spending is the problem he’s misinterpreting IMO.
Donors and media are both extremely opposed to voters’ interests.
Notice Trump’s actions are ameliorative to both donor and media misconduct: has no donors and battles the media ferociously.
You do realize the US is a Republic, not a Democracy, right?