Since the Citizens United decision the USA is a defacto oligarchy. Politicians are no longer beholden to the whims of the people, only the donors. The Supreme Court decreed that money is speech, therefore the more money you have, the more speech you have, and the more speech you have, the louder your voice. Herein lies the proof, and the lesson.
What am I supposed to be looking at? Don't make your reader come up with your argument for you. Say what you want to say rather than presenting a bunch of figures and hoping that they're telepathic.
This reply is a nothingburger and I think you didn't know what to add to it, because GP shared something that plainly shows "more money =/= more speech -> more power"
I guess if you were not caught, there is no evidence. But I remember you guys investigating tenet media financed by our friendly innocent piece spreading neighbour.