> play to the masses and appear to be outraged at what happens
Exactly and typically they won't take a stand unless they can turn it into a wedge issue to rally their base into playing the red vs blue game.
Exactly and typically they won't take a stand unless they can turn it into a wedge issue to rally their base into playing the red vs blue game.
Or a good politician. A Senator's purpose many times is just to play to the masses and appear to be outraged at what happens regardless of what the truth is. That's the way they operate so it can appear that they are concerned and getting to the bottom of protecting honest hard working Americans.
They do come off as jackasses frequently. But not everyone that votes for them sees it that way.