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On Governing By Polls

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On Governing By Polls

Michael Belcher

correspondenceTheory

Aug 12, 2025

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On Governing by Polls

Since my entering in the NH House of Representatives I’ve learned that, while people are surely ideological, politicians tend to place their ideology as a secondary consideration to, simply, doing what they think the people want. I refer to this as “governing by poll,” and it’s a critical failure mechanism for the political Right. The mistakes in this s…

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