Americans are tired of the national political con game. Fundraisers are scamming Americans through telemarketing and direct mail by trumpeting political candidates and causes to fraudulently raise millions of dollars for other issues or to pad their pockets. And politicians are caught siphoning off campaign cash for other business and personal expenses.
The popularity of outsider presidential candidates such as Donald Trump and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders suggests many Americans living outside the Beltway are disgusted with the status quo and role of money in politics. Think about it: Millions of Americans are seriously considering Sanders, an avowed socialist whose central theme is attacking the “moneyed interests” controlling Washington. Millions more are considering Trump, at least in part because they think he is a billionaire and can’t be bought by special interests.
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