Wed Sep 19, 2018, 11:34 AM

Do DC lawmakers pay attention to public opinion?

I would think they do, but recently it seems like they're just barreling through with what they want.

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Do DC lawmakers pay attention to public opinion? (Original post)	grumpyduck	Sep 2018	OP
The GOP has given up even a pretense of doing the will of The People.	CrispyQ	Sep 2018	#1
Only certain people	zipplewrath	Sep 2018	#2
Increasingly no...	Wounded Bear	Sep 2018	#3
They respond to the wealthy	soryang	Sep 2018	#4
Don't you get sick of hearing the American people this, the American people that..	asiliveandbreathe	Sep 2018	#5

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Wed Sep 19, 2018, 11:40 AM

CrispyQ (33,840 posts)

1. The GOP has given up even a pretense of doing the will of The People.

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Wed Sep 19, 2018, 11:47 AM

zipplewrath (16,557 posts)

2. Only certain people

Mostly people who fund campaigns. To some degree their "base" as well. The last people they care about are folks that will never vote for them.

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Wed Sep 19, 2018, 11:48 AM

Wounded Bear (55,351 posts)

3. Increasingly no...

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Wed Sep 19, 2018, 12:07 PM

soryang (3,263 posts)

4. They respond to the wealthy

This vast discrepancy in government responsiveness to citizens with different incomes stands in stark contrast to the ideal of political equality that Americans hold dear. Although perfect political equality is an unrealistic goal, representational biases of this magnitude call into question the very democratic character of our society.

http://www.russellsage.org/research/social-inequality/working-papers/gilens-democratic-responsiveness

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Wed Sep 19, 2018, 12:19 PM

asiliveandbreathe (7,655 posts)

5. Don't you get sick of hearing the American people this, the American people that..

or the ol' stand by..vote for children...I have stopped listening, and turned off TV - I tried watching Cuomo last night on rerun..just for kicks..he was debating the creep from FL, m geatz...hypotheticals..re Dr. Ford...he sure had his talking points..had to shut it off.....

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