Would agree to a point but the electorate sucks most. That the pols do pretty much as they please and lie w/o end about it is prima facia evidence that the electorate is the problem. We fall for the lies and hubris every single time w/o missing a beat. Until we take our responsibilities seriously the beatings will continue.
We can only choose among those who are running. Did you run for any office? Did you win? Why not?
One of the key reasons the Democrats practice the politics of personal destruction is to scare off good people who might otherwise run for office.
I repeat, we can only choose among the candidates who run so I don't see us being at fault.