They follow voters or they followed money, whichever is more abundant. For they seek power, usually through the lobbying industry, which is 90% the conduit of money.
It's the state of nature that we live in under a big powerful country, regardless of how democratic the formal constitution of government is.
In the eighteenth century, Montesquieu philosophized on how it's difficult, if not impossible, for a very large country to be a republic. Republics depend on the citizens finding common cause under the law, having shares interests.
When a country becomes too large or diverse for people to generally feel that way, voters are too easily swayed by demagogues and others who gained power by exacerbating factions. So republics, like the United States, tend to break down over time and with growth. In our case, we're victims of our own success
Really large countries, Montesquieu says, are better governed by despots. That's why Russia couldn't keep a democracy. Despots rule through fear and greed. Even the Democratic party uses this approach when the chips are down. Even if we get rid of Trump, I think he represents our future
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