[Diana in Wisconsin]

"Other than that, I’m pretty much done with voting. It seems pointless."

We were dead in the water until President in Exile Trump showed up. We just haven't quite drowned, yet. ;)

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy."

~ Some Smart Guy of Olde (Sources vary)

[1Old Pro]

the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy.

I think the current state of our government is a one party system pretending to be two opposing parties.