There's a considerable perception that politicians serve their corporate donors more than their voters, as well as there being an extreme level of excess spending without getting outcomes.

Sometimes these combine. Like, if the state wants to build a new road, they'll give the contract to whoever is going to donate the most to the governor's campaign during the next election, even if that means it costs a lot more.

It doesn't help that our voting system creates a scenario that will always devolve into just two political parties. Any third party candidate ends up being a spoiler for a similar party and guarantees a victory for the other major party. This is why Democrats are hoping Trump runs for President as a third party, as it would split the Republican vote and hand the Democrats an effortless win.

We only have direct democracy for local and state offices. Presidential elections are not a direct democracy.