What has gone wrong in politics?

"It's the Advent of decentralized media, hits and clicks digitalization. Performers came to Congress and realized [they] don't have to spend all those years toiling in the Committees legislating compromising being a good legislator if [they're] really good with [their] thumbs on [their] digital presence [they] can get great cable clicks and become famous really fast. [They] can raise a ton of money and small donations online, and they can LeapFrog this meritocracy." - Paul Ryan