The media & now social media? Politicians want to get/stay elected. If something is super popular & in the media a lot it will sway their positions. Sometimes

The media & now social media? Politicians want to get/stay elected. If something is super popular & in the media a lot it will sway their positions. Sometimes not through elections I think gay marriage is an example of how quick we see major shifts in a short time. Sometimes they just play theater and hold hearings like the FB stuff, but I think that's just an example of how most people don't actually really care... I agree with the perspective that it feels like we've lost power to corporate interests, but looking back at the vanderbilt era etc maybe not..