The issue that is being overlooked during all this confusion?
It is corruption.
During all my years, I can never recall such widespread corruption throughout our government.
It has now become common to accept contributions from foreign governments, to ask for assistance and to get the approval of the US Senate in doing so.
Everybody wants to make a dollar off our government. Nepotism and shady deals are now as common as swapping your vote for a new bridge in your district.
Many would agree that the passage of Citizens United created a whole new world of corruption. But, we could never get the self-righteous conservatives of the Supreme Court to admit that they screwed up. They are part of the corruption.
So the election will come and go and the corruption will continue. The politicians will not address it so long as they can benefit from it.