Sad but true.
I disagree. We are a ‘Cashocracy’ thanks to our wierd campaign funding loopholes where People from out of state can donate and influence elections in states they don’t reside in. This is how many liberal politicians remain in influential in the red states.
“A republic, if you can keep it.” Guess what? We haven’t. Of course it’s an oligarchy, with the trappings of democracy (Free Stuff Army) to keep the elite in power.