With regards to the people; half of the country is embracing socialism and big govmint, while the other half desires the meritocracy that America has been accustomed to, along with less intrusive and smaller govmint. Meanwhile, a significant number of politicians are working to hand the USA over to a globalist cabal. If a politician isn't onboard with that when they get to D.C., in most cases it doesn't take too long before they are convinced to hop on that train which proves to be quite lucrative to them.