Since when has a group been able to decide? The loudest speaks most loud. The quietest speaks not at all. Who's the wiser, and wherein does one find the wisest
The wiser, and the wisest, have nothing to do with an election. The election is to let the largest group of voters have their way, wise or stupid. Wisdom or lack thereof is a factor only in the mind of the individual voter, and many times even that is trumped by that voter's parochial special interest.