Nobody would even argue that we need politicians who put people first.
What we don't need are politicians who invent problems where none exist. We don't need politicians who offer simplistic solutions while ignoring their ramifications. We also don't need politicians who trade short-term success for medium-term suffering. Least of all, we need politicians who no longer even pretend to be rational and justify their eligibility with claims of divine preference.
Instead, we need a new enlightenment. We need politicians who comprehend and explain trade-offs, allowing people to make educated decisions based on a solid understanding of the issues at hand. Then we get back to what politics is meant to be: the study of ideal social organization.