The fact that appealing to emotion works to get elected doesn’t mean that elected politicians have any incentive one way or the other towards educating voters.
That’s the point. They have no incentive one way or another, so it’s not their job. The quote doesn’t say it’s their job not to, just that it isn’t their job.
That’s the point. They have no incentive one way or another, so it’s not their job. The quote doesn’t say it’s their job not to, just that it isn’t their job.