this is true, if and only if public sentiment is an indicator of the direction of policy. There have been a number of studies that suggest this is not true [1]

this is true, if and only if public sentiment is an indicator of the direction of policy. There have been a number of studies that suggest this is not true [1] 1 - https://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/~jnd260/cab/CAB2012%20-%20Page1.pdf https://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/~jnd260/cab/CAB2012%20...