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Suggests that the probe is popular with the constituents who elected them. Anti-trust probes are a very popular form of oversight, in case that isn't blindingly

• dantheman 7y ago
  It doesn't mean they aren't corrupt and wrong. Many things the government does have been popular and wrong.
  • nwienert 7y ago
    It doesn’t mean they are.
• sangnoir 7y ago
  > Suggests that the probe is popular with the constituents who elected them. Could you please clarify if you mean the donors, the voters, or both?
  • creaghpatr 7y ago
    Both, and they aren't mutually exclusive either.
    • a1369209993 7y ago
      > they aren't mutually exclusive either. This is technically true but misleading, as it's generally assumed that "the voters" means the >99% of the electorate who are not rich enough to make individual demands of candidates in return for campaign contributions. (And "donors" mostly means corporations, which thankfully do not get to vote, although there are a few people (ie, technically voters) who are rich enough personally to bribe candidates.)