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Originally posted by kddani
ETA: an elected official is supposed to represent ALL of his constitutents and look out for ALL of their needs. He or she is NOT elected just to represent the people that voted for him.
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That's your opinion, not a fact.
Many political scientists study the approach to representing a constituency. To simplify it, there are basically three models. There is the "representative" model, to which you allude. There is the "trustee" model, which is where a politician does what he thinks is right, and then lets his record be subject to scrutiny during the next election. And then there is the "politico" model which is a hybrid of the two.
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