I think Caitlin Johnstone describes the whole electoral politics game here: https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/when-the-show-is-over-the-actors?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=82124&post_id=151628858&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=4fiez&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email