> if politicians are pandering to the majority, this is the wrong call Unless you somehow convince the majority to vote in a way that is clearly harmful to the

> if politicians are pandering to the majority, this is the wrong call Unless you somehow convince the majority to vote in a way that is clearly harmful to them, but useful to you and your clique. Then you only need to be "pandering" to their engineered beliefs, even re-enforce them while you're at it. Which of course is exactly what's happening. > It's well known not to work for a long time It only needs to last for the active career span of the politician.