One of the people. Arya Gotsdanker - about the phenomenon of popularity
Popularity is important in many areas of life, it enhances, and sometimes determines the demand for goods and services, allows you to gain access to limited resources and additional benefits. For politicians, especially in democratic countries, popularity is the opportunity to choose, express their position, be heard, the opportunity to convince fellow citizens of their rightness and lead them. Elections in authoritarian countries traditionally show high ratings of those who are in power.