10-14-2016, 11:37 AM
(10-14-2016, 09:31 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: This house of Congress has abysmal approval ratings, yet incumbents keep getting elected. Incumbents that sometimes have decades worth of time in there. And these are people supported by "anti-establishment" folks. I have a hard time really buying the rhetoric when this happens so much.
This.
Plus the argument is circular. Once a candidate is elected he becomes part of the establishment system. So while some people dream of a "new" establishment it is still going to be an establishment.
The people elected reflect the wishes of the voters.