People who actually believe that wouldn't say "politicians", they'd use some other euphemism, because they believe in some abstract trustworthy organization that's always being hampered by those damn politicians.
Statists love their euphemisms: “investment” instead of “government spending” “shared sacrifices” instead of "wealth redistribution" "government officials" instead of "un-elected bureaucrat" and lastly, "public sector" instead of "The State".