The collusion of corporate- and billionaire/millionaire-dominated corporate media and a system dependent on wealth feeding it for its survival, is more than enough to undermine & undercut any attempt from to "reform" the system or even use it for progressive means.
Combine that with the organization of conservative interest groups serving to mine resentment & opposition to underprivileged & marginalized groups for the sake of exploiting them for profit, and you have the situation of today.