The British electorate regularly disprove this by electing governments in the teeth of the hostility and mispresentation of virtually the whole of the press.
Even if Mr. Kaifu can deliver a package, he will probably be doing so in the teeth of public opinion (especially if a tax increase is involved).
But even in the teeth of a recession, companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely. (BNC-B)