> More common: 2% is strongly in favour and 98% don’t care.
"Don't care" is the focus and time thing. Given adequate consideration, anyone would have at least a weak preference for any given policy choice.
> You described to what “ the constituents in any given district are paying more attention.” That’s a function of focus and time.
It's a function of focus and time on the part of the electorate. Legislators can take more time to do something by simply delaying action until the question can be thoroughly debated. Voters, by contrast, don't control the legislative schedule and have a finite amount of time, so if more legislation is created than they have time to consider it, having the voters consider the issue more carefully before passing the bill is the thing where you can't pass the bill until the bill by itself has the support of the majority of the population.
"Don't care" is the focus and time thing. Given adequate consideration, anyone would have at least a weak preference for any given policy choice.
> You described to what “ the constituents in any given district are paying more attention.” That’s a function of focus and time.
It's a function of focus and time on the part of the electorate. Legislators can take more time to do something by simply delaying action until the question can be thoroughly debated. Voters, by contrast, don't control the legislative schedule and have a finite amount of time, so if more legislation is created than they have time to consider it, having the voters consider the issue more carefully before passing the bill is the thing where you can't pass the bill until the bill by itself has the support of the majority of the population.