"Complete disrespect of the process" is precisely what Reich is talking about! The "process" - at both State and federal levels - is heavily weighted toward good old boys and sources of political money and sources of tangential - income for elected officials and their families (corporate or political jobs, contracts -both in te present and promised for the future. ) 
Public interest is not much part of "the process" any more and is disregarded until people stand up and demand change or determibe to throw the rascals out - And it takes deep and wide-spread anger to do that - At the national level, Reich is right on target - it IS happening across middle and low-income America.. At the State level -  in Alaska at least - maybe not so much -- We'll see in November.