Groups of people with money and power are far more insidious and likely to make those kinds of changes.
I mean, seriously, all it takes is one incident of something that makes no sense at all and then seeing it another time or two and asking "Why?" with a serious concern to see that there's more than just voters and politicians involved. Businesses, corporations, cartels, think tanks, and so on. Any group will have an interest in preserving itself and making circumstances favorable towards its growth. A group with enough money obviously has smart and connected people and they will absolutely do things to ensure their growth and being untouchable. You don't have to be a conspiracy nut to see this. It's only common sense. The rules of life and politics change when you get get money and/or get into different social circles. To deny this is to be out of touch with reality and human nature.
paranoid af
*i should clarify that the top two paragraphs were largely fine but in the last, i think you are too interested in assigning blame to see that its more an aligning of a number of factors than someone specifically to point a finger at.