This:
The people funneling money into politics are often the same ones who own the media companies that are doing the reporting, i.e. George Soros.

shows your bias.

Wouldn't the most important name to make your point be Rupert Murdoch? Has anyone done more to undermine reality, push hate and paranoia brainwashing on the Right, corrupt our politics and kill domestic tranquility? If American’s take up arms against each other you can mostly thank him and his fellow billionaire cynics who created and pay for Right wing hysteria media.