A thought I’ve been attempting to articulate further is how much of politics is based not on what voters want, but on what elected officials and pundits *think* voters want — a view that is largely removed from, you know, voters.
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This is partly because “what voters want” is generally an incoherent and capricious mix of things that come down to wanting more for less. I guess that punditry offers a filter. But politicians should probably try communicating back to people that they have to make choices