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Policy vs. Politics
I’ve found it useful to think about candidates policy proposals during an election as falling into a given location on a 2×2 matrix:
Any policy proposal can be catagorized by how sound it is, in terms of being effective policy, and how politically popular it is.
I’ve been considering this framework for a bit but am not sure whether it is accurate or significant. Some initial observations:
- Candidates will try to give themselves credit for their positions on which there is a consensus while making opponent’s proposals seem elitist.
- Social issues do not solve any policy problems and can only be judged by whether or not they are politically popular.