[raybbr]

Let me get this straight: There are people, a great many of them, who are watching everyone around them lose their jobs to foreign replacements (slave labor) , who have also lost all faith in the US govt, and think the US govt credibility is at an all time low?

Exactly. Now you are getting it. Look at voter apathy. What do think causes such low participation in the election process? It's the belief that, politicians, like corporate officers, are only in it for themselves.

[Cronos]

What do think causes such low participation in the election process? It's the belief that, politicians, like corporate officers, are only in it for themselves

I don't think it's as simple as that or that that is the ONLY factor. There are other factors, like no clear delineation between candidates at times, no clear issues, voter apathy, etc.