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America's Super-Elite Disconnect

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  America's Super-Elite Disconnect SIMPLICIUS THE THINKER Last month came a fascinating  new report  from the institute of Scott Rasmussen, founder of the famed Rasmussen Reports polling center. Its aim was to, for the first time, quantitatively define the true ‘elite’ of society, which control most of our social narratives, politics, and general ‘orthodoxy’. https://www.rmgresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elite-One-Percent.pdf The first-ever survey research defining the characteristics and beliefs of an Elite 1% who are the root cause of political dysfunction in America today. It has been picked up by a variety of publications, from NYPost: https://nypost.com/2024/01/19/opinion/shocking-survey-reveals-the-reason-elites-are-out-of-touch-and-it-isnt-why-you-think/ To Boston Globe, and others: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/24/opinion/real-one-percent-elites-rasmussen-poll/ The full report centered on a members-only webinar presentation by Rasmussen, but the pro...