Is democracy dead?

In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln gave us the rationalle for the Civil War -- it was fought so that a nation of the people, by the people and for the people would endure, shall not perish from the Earth.

 But, has it perished in spite of their sacrifice?

• Koch Industries is one of the "people."
• The cost of foreign interference (at the state or national level) in favor of regime change has dropped to near zero.
• State legislatures passed 14 new restrictions on voting this year.
• Nearly 3 million more people voted for Hillary Clinton than for Donald Trump in 2016. 
• Skillful targeting of resources is more important than policy. 
• Effectively 77,759 votes in three states (WI/PA/MI) determined the Presidency.