The Dem You Tube Debate

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by atrw93

But they answer to a higher authority: the unelected Beltway and Wall Street Mob who provide for their re-election funds and dictate policy.

I all comes back to the voters... and non-voters.
The politicians that are bought and paid for, are reelected. If they weren't, then the money for ridiculous extended campaigns would taper off. Sure, they could still be bribed for votes on the floor, but at the risk of loosing their jobs.
The politicians have to go along to get along because they can't rely on the voters to back the up if they do the right thing.