Never overlook the possibility that we have these results from the democratic systems because unfortunately they're the ones the voters have honestly been asking for.
Often enough the systems function perfectly to give voters what they want; they just want "bad" things.
To respond to your question about candidates campaigning I'd bring up the GOP debate last week. Where was the candidate on stage offering a sober, rational take on holding office? There wasn't one because that's not what their voters seem to be asking for.
So many mainstream GOP voters express that they want fighters, not administrators, so that's what the candidates' campaigns offer.
Through ignorance and misinformation voters don't know how the US government functions, so they end up asking for bad things, which candidates are bound to offer if they're to be successful. The well-functioning system then gives the people what they want, for better or worse.
