Surely their real job is to get reelected? In that case should they not at least project an aura of being in touch with reality. On this issue voters either d

Surely their real job is to get reelected? In that case should they not at least project an aura of being in touch with reality. On this issue voters either don't care, in that case they wont mind you telling the truth. Do care about deforestation but value jobs over environment, in which case you're losing their votes. Do care and value the environment over jobs, in which case they still don't want to be lied to, and the lying doesn't exactly pander to them. I cant think of many other reasonable political outlooks. So what is this? virtue signalling to some group? Is there a group so out of touch with reality that only lies sound reasonable? I don't know.