Donald, Ben, and Bernie. Why are Americans so drawn to them.

       You may have missed the report today that 3 out of every 4 Americans are unhappy with the way we are being governed.  69% being at least somewhat angry.  Now aside from the fact that between 40 and 60 percent of Americans can't be bothered to vote, or perhaps in addition to this, it shows we are not happy with our government.  So why are Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and Bernie Sanders so popular?

       When you don't trust government, you seek the outsiders.  All three fit this, more or less.  When you feel you aren't getting what you're entitled to, you seek out the extremists.  All three, again, fit this, more or less.  Sanders wants to create his version of a socialist utopia.  Trump wants to "Make America great again" by creating a capitalist utopia.  Carson apparently favors theocracy.

       The only reason Sanders isn't leading on the left is the flagrant sabotage of his campaign by the DNC.  This, one could assume, has something to do with the terribly, massively corrupt, foreign donation seeking, economic powerhouse, that is the Clinton foundation.  Sanders has words, Clinton has cash.  As the old saying goes: "Money talks, B@!!$#!T walks".

       But the undeniable message that Washington should be hearing is that, on both sides, we're fed up, and don't trust them.  It's not even tinfoil hat territory any longer; to claim there is only one party, the rich, and that the whole two party system is a farce.  Tell me if this plot line sounds anything like the current system.  (http://theinfosphere.org/Tastycrats).  Americans of every political stripe are fed up with our "leaders" only representing their own interests, and the interests of big business.

       Do I have a plan to fix this?  No.  I do have a plan to fix the system that encourages it, though.  First, abolish the electoral college.  We have the ability to quickly and accurately tabulate every person's vote and we have for most of a century.  It's well past time.  Next, make all primaries on the same day.  Then no one state's votes count more than any others.  One person, one vote, is violated by the current process.  These two steps address this.

       Also, a two term limit for each office.  You can still be in politics a very long time, but a senator for only twelve years, a representative for four, and president for eight (technically ten, under the right conditions).  After that, or before, you would work at the state level.  Lastly, set the pay of each senator and representative equal to the median income of their district. (state for senators)  Gerrymandering would all but disappear, and they would be motivated to actually represent the best interests of their constituency.  The current system provides no incentive for elected officials to actually represent the interests of the governed.  These two measures address this.

       There may be a better way to accomplish this.  I would hope so.  I'm only one person with some half-baked ideas.  But 75% of us are upset with how we are being governed, by people we elect.  Something is terribly wrong here.