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The quote doesn't even make sense. Anytime a politician votes, legislates, makes a public speech, it is their personal beliefs being imposed.
Not true. Every Christian has a personal belief that every human should accept Christ, be baptized, take communion, etc. (I'm not even going to touch disagreements on the specifics on how to do those things) I don't think that many of those Christian would vote for a law making those things compulsory to be a citizen.
Can you tell me how a politician makes legislation without having personal beliefs about that legislation? Is there some "public beliefs" blob that we look to when crafting legislation? Is it like the South Park manatees?
Ideally we should vote for a President that we think can best execute the laws created by Congress. We should vote for a Congressperson that can best represent the needs/wants of their constituents. But that hasn't happened in a long time, if ever. So you're probably right, people just vote for the candidate most similar to themselves. Then those elected vote along party lines to make themselves and the party stronger.
EDIT: I realized I didn't really answer your question. Call me naive if you will, but I believe intelligent people can differentiate between their beliefs and the needs of a different group. The job of a politician is to try and do the best they can for their constituents.