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The reason for Republicans corruption is literally the power they have. If Democrats took up that power, it wouldn't fix anything. Then we'd have two equally corrupted unanswerable parties. Running roughshod over us.
Anyone who thought anyone at that level of government could or would save them has only fooled themselves. That level of government has never and will never represent us. Literally, look to the times it sort of seemed like it did. Like the new deal era 100 years ago that did a lot to exclude Black's and minorities. Then realize that even that little bit was an exception and an outlier.
Nothing would be materially different had Sanders won. Because he wouldn't have had a base of legislative support etc. He would have had better rhetoric if that's all that mattered to you. But in terms of what he could get done. It wouldn't be much different. When you vote for a president if you aren't voting for anyone to fix something. You are voting for someone to manage the damage and trying to keep it from getting out of hand. That is all.
No president will ever save us. The only ones capable of saving us are ourselves. People have been so complacent. That we have sleepy octogenarians, dying in office. Generally running unopposed. That's on us. Yes the National Party will fight against us. They've always been the enemy. It's only right for them to fight against us. It's wrong that we haven't been fighting back against them.