At the end of the day this becomes "national machine". Voters will live with the illusion of having their say, but it won't be relevant at the national level which like chicago will be controlled by a vote counting political machine. Contrary opinions to the machine will live on in some areas and you will still see some conservatives elected in the house regardless of machine pressure, but the presidency and the senate will be forever controlled by the dc curia. National Tammany running elections on the surface like a blend between Hollywood entertainment and a big sporting event.
I'll be watching Illinois this coming year and it's bail law to see if and how some counties don't comply, and how the big urban machine deals with that.
I'll be watching Illinois this coming year and it's bail law to see if and how some counties don't comply, and how the big urban machine deals with that.