No one is buying the right-wing theory of the elite
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After 75 years of conservative attacks on professors, journalists, and bureaucrats, even Trump voters aren't buying the idea that those groups form a ruling elite.
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Theory Briefing
- 75 years of right-wing rhetoric targeting professors, journalists, and bureaucrats has failed to make most Americans see those groups as a ruling elite.
- Even Trump voters, the core audience for elite-distrust messaging, reportedly don't embrace the framing that these professionals hold illegitimate power.
- The gap between sustained political messaging and actual public belief raises questions about how durable any top-down theory of elite power really is.