“ (Christiano) This is a closely related point to the previous point. As the political machine continues to grow and becomes larger and more powerful, citizens no longer have any hope of changing the status quo. At best, an individual has difficulty explaining how small actions make a big difference. In Texas, many districts only have one party to vote for, so your vote has no chance of making a difference if you belong to the opposing party. “I'm definitely not a super politician and I know I'm in a red state that's probably going to stay red for a long time,” says Harrison, who leans left. But I still want my vote to count." (quoted by Schleifer) This lack of individual power is the reason for interest group pluralism. The group gives power to people who otherwise could not bring about change. In a perfect world, these groups would debate, initiate conversations, and compromise to support candidates who could energize potential voters. I think what has happened is that people naturally suited to leading large organizations have. found a political structure that fits their skills They have made individual voting less powerful and the ordinary person must overcome psychological barriers to voting as well as institutionalized barriers to voting..