hello- The main way Bernie's campaign is being fought is likely by "State capture"

Most people have probably heard of "regulatory capture"

"Regulatory capture is a form of political corruption that occurs when a regulatory agency, created to act in the public interest, instead advances the commercial or political concerns of special interest groups that dominate the industry or sector it is charged with regulating."


During the 90s it became clar that a great many countries had evolved to the next level which was given a name, "state capture"

http://f3magazine.unicri.it/?p=402


"There is also a third form of corruption, less known but still very pervasive, found often but not exclusively in transition countries: state capture. State capture occurs when the ruling elite and/or powerful businessmen manipulate policy formation and influence the emerging rules of the game (including laws and economic regulations) to their own advantage. The captured economy is trapped in a vicious circle in which the policy and institutional reforms necessary to improve governance are undermined by collusion between powerful firms and state officials who extract substantial private gains from the absence of clear rule of law. State capture can be further refined by distinguishing between types of institutions subject to capture (Legislative, Executive, Judiciary, regulatory agencies, public works ministries) and the types of actors actively seeking to capture (large private firms, political leaders, high ranking officials, interest groups)."


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Anyway, I think thats whats happening now- Who knows how far it goes! maybe even political candidates NGOs, websites, candidates on all sides, parties of every kind, even those which lay claims to being the more progressive ones, are all corrupt?