July 14, 2025

Putting The United Back Into The United States

Authority Magazine

There’s research from the group More in Common that shows this “perception gap”. Their studies, like the Hidden Tribes report, describe what they call the “exhausted majority,” which makes up a large percentage of Americans. These are people who might care about politics but aren’t dug in ideologically and don’t feel represented by the extremes. The problem is that the extreme voices are the ones amplified most.