You are assuming that electing different people will change anything. The reason we have the Dems in office now is because the Republicans screwed up so badly when they were in charge.
Maybe the Republicans have learned their lesson, but I doubt it. Most politicians are only concerned about their own power, wealth, and privileges. Why we continue to believe their phony promises is beyond me.
Because "we have the people" have been conditioned through education and propaganda to BELIEVE in them.
It is NOT beyond you to break free from the conditioning and look for the truth because from your comment you already understand that politicians are only concerned about their own power, wealth, and privileges.
If it's true that no men or women of solid character still exist, then we are truly hosed. But I think there's still a few true Americans around who understand that the trappings of wealth and power don't necessarily mean individual happiness and contentment.
The founders intended a citizen government, where our representatives would leave their businesses and farms for two years, do their duty, and then return. It may seem naive and simplistic in today's geopolitical climate, but the concept is still valid; we need to end the reign of the professional politician.
That recent immigrant with the funny accent, selling hot dogs from the push cart on the corner, is already a better American capitalist than the current squatter in the oval office. If BO had ever worked an honest job for a single day in his life, we wouldn't be where we are now.
We can never, ever, forget that our country belongs to its citizens and taxpayers, not those who plunder the fruits of our labor in some grand utopian scheme.