Because it was also due to a political system that had over decades and across parties become totally enmeshed in a financial and electoral politics that stopped serving working people. Our entire electoral system has been consumed by big money. And Thanks to this Republican administration, Donald Trump and this corrupt Supreme Court, it is now worse than ever before. So instead of putting voters first year after year, with little exception, Washington now elevates the desires of lobbyists and powerful corporations at the expense of the rest of us. (08:19–08:30)
CLAIM
Asserts that the influence of big money in politics has worsened under the Trump administration and the current Supreme Court.
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