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Despite people's low opinion of politicians they seem to be steadily improving in their most important skill -- getting reelected.

• lotsofpulp 8y ago
  Voters have low opinions of other voters' politicians. They like their own. Hence we seem to have quite a hard time getting things done which benefit the nation as a whole.
  • stronglikedan 8y ago
    > They like their own. I'd say that's true for the vocal minority of cheerleaders, but I would wager that most people are just voting against other candidates at this point. I.e., the lesser of two evils.
    • lotsofpulp 8y ago
      That's true, I guess there is usually some significant block of voters that politicians are appeasing to which can't be overcome by the general voting public on that one issue (such as government employees voting themselves defined benefit pensions, or a concentrated group of religious people pushing a religious agenda, or employees of a large employer(s), etc).