Many researchers assume that politicians consider the preferences of the entire public, and not merely those of likely voters, when making decisions. Yet, since the desire to be reelected is central, it is plausible that politicians (i)____________ the opinions of likely voters in formulating their positions on issues. It is possible that researchers' suppositions about policy makers' (ii)____________ aggregate public opinion may serve to (iii)____________ the fact that only the preferences of likely voters actually matter. A. rely insufficiently on B. responsiveness to C. mask D. depart sporadically from E. neglect of F. reflect G. attend disproportionately to H. misrepresentation of I. obviate