Elections are irrelevant.
Casting votes are now irrelevant.
Cook County went national, so it does not matter what party one belongs - the Ruling Class will choose who rules.
And when the Ruling Class does not like whomever might by some miracle be “elected” - they will strip them of power and make them irrelevant as well.
We’ve gone Soviet, and most are stuck in Normalcy Bias mode.
If Fast and Furious didn't clue people into the nature of the corrupt kabuki theater that is our government, I don't think anything will.