You are correct that the stated policy positions of a politician don't always align with their voting record but innate characteristics of a human aren't a poli

You are correct that the stated policy positions of a politician don't always align with their voting record but innate characteristics of a human aren't a policy position at all. If the electorate paid attention to the people that they elect and if they're voting record aligns with their stated positions things would get a lot better. At least in the United States around 80% of the federal government is re-elected every two years. At local levels there is also a similarly high percentage of turnover in just a few years time. So at most if someone campaigns on something that they do not follow through with their votes in 2 years we can swap them out. The problem is when people are voting based upon identities people continue to get reelected to office based upon identities. We see this with long standing politicians that continue to get elected while rarely voting for the actual policies their constituents want.