C J Campbell wrote:

There are no such candidates left, if there ever were any. The political
parties are so obsessed with power that only the corrupt can survive.

I don't think the parties are directly to blame. Rather, it's the people
that vote for the corruption that best lines their pockets. When it comes
down to election time, politicians advertise their pork jobs. Look at
interviews of voters: many cite such "projects" as reasons to keep senior
politicians in power.

The parties are working to stay in power, true. But it's the voters that
empower corrupt government.

- Andrew