Fundamentally, politicians are going to spend more attention to the mechanisms of legislation and information that impacts re-election than most members of the populace. They’re going to be more strategic than voters about open or hidden coalitions, and more strategic about whether voters like to categorize them as party members or as independent (aka rogue) agents.
If coalitions and parties are not part of the system, it’s hard to see the point in representatives at all—why not just direct voting on issues?
Fundamentally, politicians are going to spend more attention to the mechanisms of legislation and information that impacts re-election than most members of the populace. They’re going to be more strategic than voters about open or hidden coalitions, and more strategic about whether voters like to categorize them as party members or as independent (aka rogue) agents.
If coalitions and parties are not part of the system, it’s hard to see the point in representatives at all—why not just direct voting on issues?