Individual politicians and parties are supposed to be incentivized by being voted out if they don't deliver for their constituents. However, the cabal gets their guys embedded for life, providing them with the funds, good press, and fake votes they need to stay in power even while stabbing their constituents in the back.
That's a really neat way of putting it!
I try to convey this idea quite often.
Individual politicians and parties are supposed to be incentivized by being voted out if they don't deliver for their constituents. However, the cabal gets their guys embedded for life, providing them with the funds, good press, and fake votes they need to stay in power even while stabbing their constituents in the back.