? Where are you getting the 70% number from? If we’re ‘being symmetric around it’ then the 35% most extreme of both ideological camps cannot combine to be more than 35% of the general population. Obviously?
Ah, sorry, that was me being unclear/being bad at writing. I intended to communicate “he seems to have opinions milder than what like 35% of Americans (e.g. most on the conservative right) believe”.
Your read of my sentence is definitely more natural though, so this was definitely me failing to communicate, sorry for the confusion!
Oliver meant the (35% of Americans) [who are] on the conservative right, presumably referring to President Trump’s approval ratings, not 35% of (Americans on the conservative right).
? Where are you getting the 70% number from? If we’re ‘being symmetric around it’ then the 35% most extreme of both ideological camps cannot combine to be more than 35% of the general population. Obviously?
Ah, sorry, that was me being unclear/being bad at writing. I intended to communicate “he seems to have opinions milder than what like 35% of Americans (e.g. most on the conservative right) believe”.
Your read of my sentence is definitely more natural though, so this was definitely me failing to communicate, sorry for the confusion!
Oliver meant the (35% of Americans) [who are] on the conservative right, presumably referring to President Trump’s approval ratings, not 35% of (Americans on the conservative right).