What have we learned from this election? The political scientists who say that you can't buy elections with money are right. Mainstream media lost it's power.
There's a power vacuum to be filled.
I definitely agree with your first paragraph. When a dude with a hat and a twitter account outmessages a zillion dollar operation something about how those zillion dollars are being spent is not quite right.
On the other hand, I'm not sure that the vacuum exists. It feels like the internet has brought people closer together, and a traditional middleman has been squeezed out. I'm not sure the space is still there for a new person to fill.
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