US political parties dominated by Wall Street, banks: Political activist
The two major political parties in the United States are heavily influenced by corporate money and the financial markets and lack the power to implement meaningful reforms in the country, an American political activist says.
“I don’t think we’ll see real change from either the Republican or Democratic Party,” said Kevin Zeese, who has been a leader in the election reform and peace movements in the US.
“Both parties are dominated by money, especially Wall Street money, and that’s where the real power is in the United Sates,” Zeese said in a phone interview with Press TV on Thursday.
“The big finance system, the big business interests, Wall Street and the banks, they’re the ones who dominate both political parties and I expect we’ll see, that in the end, we’ll have two Wall Street candidates against each other,” he added.
Mr. Zeese made the comments following a new survey that shows most Republican voters prefer a US presidential candidate with “new ideas and a different approach” rather than “experience and a proven record.”
Today, by more than two-to-one, GOP and GOP-leaning registered voters say it is more important that a candidate have new ideas than experience, according to a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center.
By contrast, 50 percent of Democratic voters say it is more important for a candidate to have experience and a proven record.
The three leading Republican presidential candidates have never held elected office in the US and come from outside the political establishment.
Fifteen Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination for president but only Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina are considered serious contenders.
On the Democratic side, front-runner Hillary Clinton is competing against only four candidates, including Senator Bernie Sanders. Only Clinton and Sanders have a realistic chance at winning in the primary elections.
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