They don’t though; they get their policies and then get as many media, commentators and “respected” people to say how sensible they are. Just look at how often they use the word “fair” about Government spending, or how ludicrous some of Corbyns policies are portrayed even though they were among Thatchers own policies.
Then you get things like vox pops on the BBC where (to use last nights example) they ask random members of Mays constituency party to say how much they like her, and present that to the public as news.
The end result is that the voter who CBA to get their own politics ends up repeating what they’ve been told; that what the Government wants is a compromise, that the PM is working hard, that everyone who opposes her is an extremist - just as we were told that about Cameron, and Blair, and Maggie herself back in days of yore.
Is it any wonder we end up with “centrism” that somehow results in the establishment of a professional political class at a time when the profession is held in utter contempt, increased taxation, increased spending *and* cuts to services for most people as well as increased military commitments whilst cutting military spending?
