Reply #150: The overriding problem with the Dems is that they are too tied to corporate campaign donors.

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Two things happened: the corporate power structure, which generally runs the economic apparatus of the country, decided to start donating to both sides in any election, guaranteeing them access to power no matter which side won. At the same time the Democratic party felt it had to start accepting massive donations from corporate interests, in order to be competitive in elections which became increasingly expensive to win. So in the deal with the corporate Devil, both sides got what they wanted: corporate America still got access to power and the ability to manipulate regulations and appropriations to their benefit, and the Dems got huge amounts of cash and therefore "electability." The losers in the deal were the American people and democracy itself. But hey, there's always some collateral damage, right?