Do the rich and powerful "own" both parties?

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It's mildly amusing how Cost article topics alternate between the Democrats having lost support of the voters for being too liberal and the Dems having lost support for being too in thrall of corporate America. I'm not sure what his prescription for the party's ailment is.

He also makes a major error in assuming that progressives are perfectly ok with the Dems being corporate shills.

first Nym90 non-administrative post in years?

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With Citizens United and public sector unions possibly on the way out, just how massive will the GOP's fundraising advantage be?

Dems have plenty of ruling class support.