In Cases Where Elected Officials Are Attempting to Reform Policies

In cases where elected officials are attempting to reform policies where people express intense feelings both for and against an issue, the elected officials often choose to do which of the following?

A) Not change policy to favor either of the extreme positions
B) Try to alter public opinion through agenda setting
C) Utilize social media to reach a compromise with people that hold extreme positions
D) Change policy in favor of the public opinion that most closely aligns with their political party
E) Use polls to determine if a nonopinion on the issue can be formed