Thanks for replying :)

A democratic leader may benefit certain favored market players. So isn't democracy in a capitalist system sidestepping it's ideal and acting as a capital regulating force for said players, and hence the market? Aren't market policies often tailored to suit the elite capitalists?

If an election is bought, it is an oligarchy, a synthesis of the two (if you were to draw a Venn diagram). What I mean to say is that ideally, capitalism and democracy should not be crossing paths the way they do now. My statement was not what they are in an ideal world, but what they are in the real world. People in a democracy do have an equal vote, but we can't put aside variables that influence votes, such as campaigning.

Just my thoughts. I'd love to learn anything more on this!