Power in Numbers in Politics

I think individual citizens have a limited idea of what goes into running a country and have little influence in what transpires in its halls of power.
This is why I believe that both pluralists and power elite theories of democracy reflect realities of the political system in the United States.
Pluralists believe that people as individuals have very little voice in shaping public policy. But when they join with each other to form businesses or interest groups, they began carry enough clout to influence leaders.

Unfortunately there is an aspect where those with the money have access to the power, even in a democracy. Campaigns cost money and connections. Politicians frequently have a good education. While interest groups, lobbyists and business more clout than individuals, I really do think that an elite few monopolize politics (the Bushes and the Clintons, for example). The decisions of these elite few are changes by desires of interest groups when they realize their powers are threatened.