Political power is a dark, deceptive currency because, unlike money, it lacks a measurable standard of success.

“The political one is the darkest one because there is no measurement at least with money you can say I'm worth 1.2 billion I'm worth 600 million I'm worth 2.8 billion I'm worth 188 billion I'm worth 6.8 million there is an actual way to measure success politics there isn't”

Democratic Party elites are driven by an addictive, dangerous need for power that overrides their concern for the welfare of the nation.

“It sounds like people who are addicted to power in the same way that you can get addicted to anything else. You need that. You need that above all else and to hell with the consequences of the impact on the people around you because you need that thing.”

Cenk Uygur asserts that the political donor class invests billions of dollars to buy politicians, effectively subverting the will of the American people to serve corporate interests.

“They're literally investing in buying our politicians to serve them instead of you.”