" politicians poll their constituents and their platform changes to mirror what their constituents want in order to continue being re-elected" Except that the

" politicians poll their constituents and their platform changes to mirror what their constituents want in order to continue being re-elected" Except that the EU has nothing to do with elections, and they are utterly tone-deaf to the will of the public. EU leadership are sometimes openly contemptuous to the will of the people. Even this is from the Telegraph ... they are still actual Junker quotes: [1] So European leaders already think they get to 'do as Europe needs without interference from pesky voters' and yet this is where we are. I don't think the answer is in our political leadership either - they only have so much knowledge, ability. [1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10967168/Jean-Claude-Junckers-most-outrageous-political-quotations.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/1096716...