No need to even hypothesize a conspiracy when incentives alone suffice to explain behavior.
There is benefit in controlling the governmental process and the wealthy have resources to take the time to do it (and pay others to use their the to do it). Individual citizens don't have the money but they have the numbers. What's missing is the actual collective action.
There is benefit in controlling the governmental process and the wealthy have resources to take the time to do it (and pay others to use their the to do it). Individual citizens don't have the money but they have the numbers. What's missing is the actual collective action.