ONLY the people who let themselves be bought by Goldman Sachs etc can rise to the top, no matter which party they belong to.
Think about it....whoever wins the election wins because he's financed by huge corporations, bankers, and "the rich".
"The rich" expect something in return. There's no such thing as a free lunch, politicians damn well know it, and they're not about to bite the hand that fed them.
That's all there's to it, sadly. This, of course, is nothing new...it's been the same old shit for a hundred years or more, and why WOULD it stop? Unless we, The People, stand up and say "ENOUGH", nothing will change. Money talks, bullshit walks.