Rauch himself is resigned to the belief that "the American government probably has evolved into about what it will remain: a sprawling, largely self-organizing structure that is 10% to 20% under the control of the politicians and voters and 80% to 90% under the control of the thousands of client groups. It will change only at the margins, in ways that generally accord with the clients' wishes, but not systematically or in ways that threaten more than a few clients' franchises." This is the heart of America's dilemma today. The American people believe that they have no real control over government. What they do not realize is that the politicians have no control, either. Most representatives and senators believe that they operate in a political system in which any serious attempts at change produce instant, well-organized opposition from the small minority who are hurt by the change. And it is these minorities who really run Washington.