Explain how Citizens United vs FEC [1] represents "democracy working as intended". Yes, everyone can vote, but anyone can spend arbitrary amounts of money to prop up any candidate they like, or suppress any candidate they dislike. Thus, money translates pretty directly to advertising/information control, which in turn translates to power. Democracy has been broken for almost a decade now, and the only way it could be fixed is by a super-majority, so even a small minority interest (either out of self interest or manipulation) can enforce the status quo.

America is an oligarchy controlled by the wealthy, and those who desire to change it cannot hope to speak loud enough to be heard over the full torrent of "free speech" from financial interests.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC