Democracy, wealth, and the People

It is a well known fact that those who have money, gain power.  "Contributors to both major parties were given special privileges depending upon how much money they raised..." (p. 113).  Through the chapter it illustrates the hard money restricted by the government that is allowed to be given directly to the candidates as to soft money made for advertising.  We have all seen the works of soft money, especially when one president is exposing the others flaws through commercials on the television, radio, and newspapers.  I relate democracy to a broadway show.  The wealthy sit up front where they can see the flaws of the show and the thrills, while the poor must sit in back and only catch the overall jist of the show.  "Rather than the party system acting as an engine of democracy, the unquenchable thirst for money skews the political system toward the interests and preferences of affluent American's"(p.117).  This fact is almost scary in a sense.  The wealthy do not always have the best interest in the country but rather the better interest is in themselves and their fame or rise in the political system.   "Not only is participation slanted toward the wealthy in terms of interest group membership but also in terms of who votes, who contributes to political campaigns, who runs for office, and who engages in political activism"(p.129).  I am flouted by people of my age and lower class that I have experienced have very practical ideas and understanding in the voting system.  It is almost a let down in every election because in the back of my mind I feel no matter how many of those sensible people voting, due to lower class they are not being heard.  The working class knows perfectly well what they need to open jobs and hold a good economy.  However it seems we are promised one thing after another but once these politicians are in service they pay their debt to the wealthy demands instead of the peoples.  I found a very interesting quote from Aristotle, when democracy was a developing form.  I have much respect for the likes of Aristotle because those people saw policies and government as it should be: "The real difference between democracy and oligarchy is poverty and wealth. Wherever men rule by reason of their wealth, whether they be few of many, that is an oligarchy, and where the poor rule, that is democracy"(Aristotle).  Bringing me to my question: Can the poor truly ever make a democracy or will the wealthy always overcome us to their oligarchy, even if that is not what they claim it to be?  I would enjoy anyone's response to this question or post.  My answer is that until the poor stop relying on the wealthy to make their decisions, in otherwise they just get fed up with it, then they will rise up and bring a solution that our for-fathers would be proud of to set this democracy right.