I’m not suggesting anything about bankruptcy. I’m saying it’s foolish to think voting will make this right
As you say, it's not gonna be easy to change politicians' minds... so doing nothing certainly won't do it.
You can pick defeatism or you can get creative. Step 1 in the US as it is is probably "find your own connected people with access to money and work on getting them involved."
It takes a long time, but I'd start with studying the anti-abortion movement, the environment or climate ones, or the ones around sexuality. Those are all fields where the laws of the land have moved.
It's clear what you're against -- what are you for?