Well, once again, there is a difference between doing what the people want and claiming to have seen the light. Many candidates claim to believe one thing, then claim to believe another depending on the crowd they're speaking to. Candidacy is about presenting your beliefs, not representing your constituents (since you preseumably don't have any yet). I trust that a president is going to go along with his or her beliefs rather than what they perceive the American people want. And that is why flip-flopping is a bad thing