But they have shown many times that they are not oblivious to popular moods.
But there is an entirely new cast of people and popular mood for change among the long-quiescent Russians.
He was responding to the political realities of the day but also to the popular mood, which demanded firm leadership.
In 1988, many Democrats believe that the popular mood is far more in tune with what they offer than it has been for some time.
The popular mood here is one of extreme anger that the group has provoked a conflict Lebanon cannot win.
Presidents, sensing a popular mood and maybe with a vote coming up, make a big announcement.
You think maybe this was a crowd not fully in sync with the popular mood?
The next week, 20 November 1887 the popular mood of protest continued to expand.
The world's popular mood was peace and disarmament throughout the 1920s.
They apparently realize that the popular mood will not accept superficial changes, but demands real ones.