Continued But the problem isn't if Republicans get corporate money - they do. The problem is the cynicism with which the Democrats acted against the very financial interests that helped finance their political ambitions.
It's a familiar contradiction in Washington when corporate power becomes a convenient campaign villain, even as wealthy donors continue to fund the political establishment. Contradictions like these are why many voters remain unconvinced that voting really matters.
And now that the Democrats have full control of Congress, will they actually prioritize the communities that will pay the price of corporate expansion? Based on their history, it doesn't look promising.