It doesn’t matter if the party is the party of Lincoln, or Ebaneezer Scrooge for that matter. ANY party is ONLY as good as the people who subscribe to it, and who finance it.
Without the people, the party is absolutely nothing, and couldn’t elect a rat to a rathole.
From the looks and sound of things, there’s a LOT of people in government who’ve forgotten their roots.
Seems to me the conflict boils down to those that buy and sell favors in the party, and those wgo subscribe to the party and may or may not make smaller contributions that don’t warrant favors.
Ebenezer.
I agree with your sentiments though.