a big takeaway from all of the Biden drama is that huge swathes of the public — including reasonably engaged people — think that political parties are a small cabal of elites who select candidates by hand
These cabals are called the DNC and RNC, as well as the affluent, invite only, hundreds-to-thousands of dollars - per - plate donor dinners, and K Street
Eh
"It's a big club, and you ain't in it" from Carlin seems to capture the state of things increasingly well.
Also his explanation that 'you don't need a formal conspiracy when everyone at the country club has the same interests'