@kim_harding A well-known fact to those paying attention, which in the US means virtually unknown.

The Gillens-Page Report was published in 2014, for heaven's sake!

https://archive.org/details/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc

#Gillens-PageReport #ElitesRuleUS #GenPopHasNoInfluence #PotemkinDemocracy #ZappasCurtain

Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens : Martin Gilens, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, and Benjamin I. Page, Professor of Decision Making at Northwestern University. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Sometimes known as the oligarchy study.    The central point that emerges from our research is that economic elites and organized groups representing...

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