>Why does popularity matter to stay in political power?
Sorry, but even the donor class has but ONE lever to pull come election-time.
Why is it in a packed-field the ‘big names’ (party backed, bigger war chests, long(er) time in office) have the higher % out of the gate?
Even if the (R) vs. (D) were split, ideologically, 50/50, and a 3rd party came along @ 75%, most sheeple are so conditioned for the own Party plantation, they’d STILL go w/ whomever the elite foisted as ‘THE one’.
It is not complicated. Overwhelming percentage of voters (95%) do not know how their congress representative voted on 95% of the bills. Career politicians win elections is by Ads on TV & Radio. They depend on ignorance of 95% of voters.
That is why the rich donor class gets what they want, always. It is not because they have lot of votes in elections. It is because they fund lion’s share of campaign expenses. As an example, just 4 rich donors contributed nearly $40 Million to the Cruz for president campaign.
Because BIG contributions from BIG donors make it possible for the BIG names to become BIG by BIG ads on TV.