“It’s almost a cruel joke on the electorate that the longest presidential election potentially ever might also be the one that they’re least excited about,” said one Democratic pollster, speaking anonymously to candidly discuss the race.

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      Unless you find someone that can kick oil barons to the curb and change the mentality of the entire society, then no.

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      No. I’m not saying that. Because some presidents are worse than others on this issue. For example, Trump.

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      This is the point that is lost on the “just vote” crowd. If the only candidates you can viably vote for are in the pockets of rich donors then you’ve already lost.