differences when electing a politician
someone has to govern
there are many options
they are held to greater account by other politicians, branches of government, their party
but most importantly, the decision can be reversed 4 years later
Compare with almost evenly split binary vote on what could be the biggest upheaval in Western Europe in decades; and from such a simple 'yes/no' question so much has been extrapolated. "We definitely won't leave the single market." "Leave means leave everything." The Irish border. EU citizen rights. Freedom of movement. etc etc etc. At least politicians have manifestos they can be judged against.
(, Wed 6 Dec 2017, 15:53, Share, Reply)