> *isn't "the voice of the white house" the voice of the nation?* Hardly. Only t...

tristanj on Jan 3, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Russian government hackers do not appear to have t...

> isn't "the voice of the white house" the voice of the nation?

Hardly. Only two of the ~4000 people who work for the White House are actually elected. A further dozen or so need to be approved by congress. The rest are chosen without the consent of the people.