In the whole spectrum of the US population, the number of people casting votes in the republican primaries is phenomenally small--minute, which speaks volumes about how [ir]relevant the process is to each of us in this group known as U.S. citizens.
The group the process apparently is producing desired results for (i.e. is relevant to) is those funding the superpacs, who, in turn, are funding the tv commercials, the candidates' travels, the candidates' speeches, etc. So, we are a nation whose governing officials are chosen by the people who have enough spare cash laying around to send in to a superpac--the one percent, and not by the people--the 99 percent.
My question is why is the media spending so much time on a process that the people can't, and don't, participate in or effect?
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