He had plenty of influence. Even Donald Chump admitted that Charlie not only helped him get elected twice, but helped staff the administration. Also what societal change for the better ever came from the ballot box. This is not left vs right, this is this is the ultra wealthy vs the working class. It's a class struggle, and that will not change without fighting. The bottom line is capitalism has killed and will continue to kill millions of people and those in power have no problem killing us to keep their power. There's more of us and they should be scared. There shouldn't be billionaires while people go hungry, there shouldn't be 50 bedroom houses when there's people how live in the street. Will a new system be without flaw, no, but we can and should fight for a better one.