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The Opening Argument

Jerusalem Demsas · 20 Aug 2026

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  1. Our reading

    The public's perception of elites is based on a correlation with people who hold positions one dislikes.

    Their wordsWe discovered a strong correlation between elites and "people who hold positions I don't like."

  2. Our reading

    Hostility to elites only explains a small part of electoral outcomes.

    Their wordsThere are many ways to interpret these findings all together, but my interpretation is that hostility to elites only explains a small part of electoral outcomes.

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