Im reflecting from the pov of a parents role re: the kids. If you give the kids what they want, its going to be soda and candy every day of their lives. Some deciaions are tough, e.g. delayed gratification, and holding ones ground, but do voters even care about stuff like that?
Can we even hope on common sense, when the population is concerned?
What’s right for the people.
NOT the will of the people, because that’s just mob rule.
My mother always did the former and despite pretty much ignoring the “will” was reelected for decades.