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My research focuses on how senior congressional staffers in the U.S. make decisions on #science policy.

For over a year, I’ve been sifting through hours & hours & hours of transcripts from my interviews while analyzing the data & writing.

Now, it's time to begin sharing what I've learned... https://sheril.substack.com/p/lets-begin #politics

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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

I thought two extreme things bring everyone closer together, kind of like a black hole?
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Does this account for the shifting baseline in people’s views where they and so many go hard to the right that centrist positions are viewed as hard left?

Speaking as a Brit 🇬🇧, universal healthcare is not some socialist hard left thing.

The centre, who cares about the economy realises that the economy benefits from better health in the workforce, enjoys the cost saving of not having to fund health insurance and improves on the increased liquidity of Human Resources where people can swap jobs as they are not locked in on insurance.

Healthcare is human equivalent to roads, where everyone benefits and the cheapest way is through government monopoly. Yes, cheapest as a cost to business.

Healthcare is NOT left wing! It is only questioned by those obsessed with not helping people or businesses and I can only think of one thing that’s about. #Racism

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

I almost didn't click because the opening quote from the senior congressional staffer seemed so absurd. The left has, maybe more influence on the democratic party than it did 25 years ago, but it sure doesn't "run the party" .

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