I agree many have an apparent outsized influence, but with some exceptions in most cases I think this is only optics, and they don't really represent all that m

I agree many have an apparent outsized influence, but with some exceptions in most cases I think this is only optics, and they don't really represent all that many people. "280 character soundbite" social media isn't helping either here, nor is "zomg person X said something ridiculous"-type "journalism".