[citizen]

In the final analysis not true because we elect our leaders.

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Too many simply vote D/R or for some alternative and we get the last-second, not-read omnibus bills and the pols bleat "We were up against the deadline."

And then there's the people who don't vote at all/don't care, who just expect "their check."

[cymbeline]

“Too many simply vote D/R or for some alternative and ...”

True. A Democracy or Republic or whatever we are isn’t a perfect system.

Hopefully this time around people will vote for the candidates’ positions on the issues and track records and not on how much they like or dislike them as individuals.