Presidential candidates having never been more democratically selected, representing the ‘will of the people’, than they are now.
None of the presidents on Mt. Rushmore won primaries, except Teddy Roosevelt who won one after he was already out of office. That win didn’t matter because the results weren’t binding and the selection process ignored the will of the voters.
Having read both of your posts, I'm reminded of a saying my high school civics teacher (remember when they taught that?) used when explaining why the US is a republic and not a democracy:
The masses are asses.I thought I'd see the exact opposite of the American public becoming less educated over time, but it's happened. It's definitely affected the political process.