Politicians, corporate types, etc. who start a sentence with "What Americans really want..." are usually indicating what they want Americans to want. It's abou

Politicians, corporate types, etc. who start a sentence with "What Americans really want..." are usually indicating what they want Americans to want. It's about the same as a politician talking about proposed legislation with the phrase common sense. The goal here is to paint people who oppose your view as out of touch with the average American or acting nonsensically.