With politicans, I hope you mean the liberals
I hope folks realize this isn’t about “what’s best” or “what works”,
but about liberals attaining their sense of righteousness through their advocacy.
And, when you point out that the policies they advocate for are more harmful to their stated cause than leaving well enough alone, you are shouting “damn you” in their faces.
It’s never about the issue itself, it’s about liberals’ righteousness. So don’t be surprised when you get some really strange responses when you point out the failure of some issue they support.