“If they did their job they would be popular and not have to raise so much money.”
All political donation is ultimately meant to sway the swayable. The last time 65% of eligible voters turned out was 1908. It hasn’t cracked that since, often being only 50-55% or so. If a campaign can sway the dumbest 10% or so of voters, they win. The ones that vote one way and then another and can usually give no cogent reason as to why, the so called ‘swing voters.’
So we have a system where the dumbest voters actually decide elections by being swayed. The problem is I think if more people voted it would only really increase the % of the swayable.
Freegards
Repealing the 17th amendment would be a good start.