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The electors only selected one or two wealthy men to carry out the schemes of one or two wealthy associations.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The electors only selected one or two wealthy men to carry out the schemes of one or two wealthy associations.”
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Bagehot argues that the electoral process favored the wealthy, who were chosen to represent the interests of affluent groups.
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