> it is routine for state officials to exercise corruption and party favoritism - because it is typically left to harmful state officials to perform their own oversight.
Are you saying you don't believe that to be the case for federal officials?
Are you saying you don't believe that to be the case for federal officials?
However the closer the gov, the more it directly it impacts me. My county is generally square with us and I've been happy with them. Conversely, my state leadership choices have resulted in years of real-life grief for us.
FWIW, county and state are dominated by the same party. My county mostly serves us while the state serves party+donors and that's about it.