Beat me to it, pressure from bottom up and top down are probably both needed. Also, could we say in a way that most politicians (those that don’t directly influence the given topic) can also be considered technically part of the wider public since they are media consumers. Sometimes this can lead to sideways pressure.
Beat me to it, pressure from bottom up and top down are probably both needed. Also, could we say in a way that most politicians (those that don’t directly influence the given topic) can also be considered technically part of the wider public since they are media consumers. Sometimes this can lead to sideways pressure.