The public supports something. Policymakers don't. That's a deficit in democracy.
John Baer is a longtime political columnist who worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News for more than 30 years before joining PennLIve. Sean Simmers | [email protected]“Democratic deficit” is an academic term. It applies when public policy in municipalities, states, countries, wherever, doesn’t much reflect public opinion. The public supports something. Policymakers don’t. That’s a deficit in democracy.
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