how do you influence politicians, i do befriend them but still they don't vote like i want too, and holding my game up. endless loop of fail voting.
In my other game i had 20 rooms and the law was still at tip sharing.
Also i had 2 investors at my door
Here's what I do: as soon as the message about the next commission vote appears, I go to the city hall, interact with the civil servant (City Hall Info) and check the results of the vote. I take note of the commissioners who abstained/voted for another law and go for "I'd like to meet a commissioner". You can always meet your commissioner + 3 random commissioners from other districts.
I then go "discuss laws --> talk about the law (first option)" and try "request vote" "ask vote -> business in bad shape" "ask vote --> sublte approach" for two or three times. Sooner or later, when you talk about the law (first option) they'll tell you they're leaning towards voting FOR the law.
When you have 5 commissioners telling you they're voting for the law, you can be almost certain that the law will pass.
At the beginning of the game, I also use the "know better" option, as it gives you a lot of info about them (stats + opinions).
Later, when clubs are open for more than one time period, you can often find commissioners drinking (status = loose) inside the clubs and that's when you should try and change their opinions, especially entertainment work, revealing clothes, working night shifts, working weekends... If you do that, they'll start passing laws one after another.
If you find commissioners with low willpower you can try and change their opinions right away, but meeting them when they're loose give you an higher chance of success.