This is the answer IMHO. Every election purports to throw out the bums and bring in the heroes, or so we think. But of course is not true since there are always bums in office. Politics does not attract good, moral candidates. It attracts criminals and perverts, mostly. There are many justifications for not voting (religuous, political, lawful, historical) but it boils down to: "I am not a registered voter, I didn't vote for you and you don't represent me." It will never happen but is the theoretical method for unwinding this mess in DC. It falls in upon itself and melts away.