donations aren't votes. its not about lobbying its about how many people will show up to vote. if a millionaire contributes 500,000 to a campaign, guess what? its still 1 vote, as opposed to the 500,000 people who donate nothing but have 500,000 % more say in politics. the reasoning that its all about lobbying indicates 2 things: 1 the average voter is painfully uninformed (in which case they reap what they sow) or 2: the average voter maintains the status quo (in which case they reap what they sow).