What are the PROBLEMS Populists want to fix?

[Cosmic Kitten]

37. Sure, Election Reform:

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This may be a semantic problem, so any
suggestions to clarify the issue are welcome

So what are the problems with our current election system?

Campaign financing
Gerrymandering
Low voter turn out, voter apathy
~ voter disenfranchisement/voting rights
~ voter eligibility
Open vs closed primaries
Lack of election procedure standards
~ electronic voting
~ punch cards
~ butterfly ballots
~ poll worker training
and so on...

Some opinions are that we need to
"get money out of elections"
or that we need to change "how we vote"
or that we need stronger "voter rights"
These are ALL valid concerns, but they are symptoms.

Together, they represent a SYSTEMIC PROBLEM.
The calcified political process and entrenched
malignant elements within the power structure
is the SYSTEMIC PROBLEM.
The fight to maintain control on the levers
of power manifests as it's symptoms.

Does that help?