It's even more basic than that.
America was created with the idea that there would BE no political elites. Government was to be small and limited and not-very renumerative; and the citizen-legislator would take a few years off from his farm, or his profession, serve his fellows, and then return.
The first thing to happen was to remove Constitutional limitations. It began with Direct Election of Senators - which removed the State voice in the Federal Government. Then, came the New (raw) Deal. And with it, threats by the Executive against the Judicial...the SCOTUS.
SCOTUS buckled under. Government unchained.
The power to interfere with private commerce was then appropriated. Now government could dictate conditions on which private industry could work. THIS led to private industry have a NEED...not a desire, but a burning NEED, to purchase influence. To provide graft.
If you doubt this, look at what happened to Walmart and Microsoft - two businesses that for decades had NO lobbying. Their competitors bribed officials...yes, bribed, with PAC money and lobbyists' pressure...to take aim.
Now, elected office suddenly represented GREAT WEALTH. So the Political Elite Class was born. From completion of college, all these Elites do is seek elected office...national office as soon as they meet the age requirement. John F'n Kerry, Slow Joe Biden...their only other jobs outside elected office, were just weeks-long.
The Political Elite class has become detached, stupefied, often mentally impaired with age or a lifetime of drinking and having subordinates cover the abuse. THEY HAVE COMPLETELY LOST TOUCH. With their constituents and with reality. They live in a fantasy world where the money gushes in and there is no consequence to wasting more, printing more, using more to hurt, not help, their lessers...the Deplorables.
This is what comes of it...but it is far too little and I fear, too late. Nor do I trust the leader of this supposed movement.
