Do voters have little to no influence on the decisions politicians make, once in office? | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

(Source: ABC News video) Long before Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner had cushy jobs at the White House with security clearances and West Wing offices, researchers at Princeton and Northwestern published a report describing what we’re seeing today. You probably heard about the 10-year study conducted by Martin Gilens of Princeton and Benjamin Page…